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Atoll 3.1.2 Exercises Radio-Libre
Atoll 3.1.2 Exercises Radio-Libre
EXERCISE BOOK
Atoll Training 3.1.2
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General Features
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The
Clutter
Classes
file
located
at:
"Geo_Data\Brussels\Clutter_Classes\Brussels_Clutter_Classes.bil"
In the File Import dialogue box choose Clutter Classes as the Data type
then click Import.
The Vector file located at:
"Geo_Data\Brussels\Vectors\Belgium_Districts.mif"
Select the Geo option in the Import to field to specify that you want the vector
to be placed in the Geo Explorer, then click Import.
3. Import a User Configuration file that will automatically import all the geographic files by
selecting Tools User Configuration Load...
Warning: The User Configuration file is pointing to geographic files that need to be placed at
the following location: C:\Atoll_Training\Geo_Data\Brussels.
Information: After the import of the User Configuration file you can see that several maps are now
available in your Geo Explorer:
3 Vector files (Brussels_Transportation_Ways, Belgium_Districts and Belgium_Municipalities)
1 Clutter Heights file (Brussels_Clutter_Heights)
1 Clutter Classes file (Brussels_Clutter_Classes)
1 Digital Terrain Model file (Brussels_Altitudes_(DTM))
1 Image (Brussels_Ortho_Image)
1 Population file (Brussels_Population)
4. Change the order of the maps or uncheck the visibility boxes of some of them to display the
information you are most interested in.
Information: To change the order of the maps you need to select a map and drag it above or below
the other maps.
5. Save the document.
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You can access the Find on Map tool by clicking on the icon
or by using the
shortcut CTRL+F.
In the Find field, select Vector.
In the Field field, select NAME.
Type Krosf in the white box below.
Zoom around the Krosf district (by double-clicking in the district, you can display its
properties to make sure you are looking at the Krosf district).
5. In the Radio Planning toolbar, expand the Station Templates drop-down list:
Select the GSM: Urban 900 station template from the list.
6. Go back to the Station Templates drop-down list to now select the UMTS: Urban station
template.
Click again on the New Transmitter or Station icon and drop this new station exactly
on the Krosf Site (when you are exactly above it, the site will get highlighted).
7. Go back to the Station Templates drop-down list to now select the LTE: Urban station
template.
Click again on the New Transmitter or Station icon and drop this new station exactly
on the Krosf Site.
8. Click on the Refresh icon
display getting updated.
(or F5) to refresh the map display and see the Krosf stations
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4. To remove the filtering, go back to the General tab of the Sites Properties and click on the
Filter... button:
Click the Clear all button and then click OK.
Click OK to apply your changes and close the Sites Properties dialogue box.
Notice that the Sites belonging to BSC1 have reappeared in the Explorer and on
the map, and that the filter symbol on the Sites folder has also disappeared.
5. Save the document.
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11. Right-click on the GSM Prediction 1: Coverage by Signal Level prediction and select Generate
Report.
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Information: You can notice that the statistical report is only based on the Focus zone (no information is
available in the "% Computation zone" column).
12. In the Geo Explorer, right-click on the Focus Zone folder and select Delete Zone.
13. In the Network Explorer, right-click on the GSM Prediction 1: Coverage by Signal Level and
select Generate report.
Select the following Columns to be Displayed:
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o Surface (km )
o % of Covered Area
o % Focus Zone
o % Computation Zone
Then click OK.
Compare this report with the one you made previously.
Information: You can now notice that the statistical report is based on the Computation zone (no
information is available in the "% Focus zone" column)
14. Close both reports.
15. Save the document.
16. Clear the visibility boxes of the UMTS Transmitters and the LTE Transmitters to only keep the GSM
Transmitters displayed on the map.
17. Right-click on the GSM Transmitters folder and select Properties.
Select the Display tab.
In the Display type field, select the Automatic option.
Click OK to apply your changes and close the Transmitters Properties dialogue.
18. Right-click on the Predictions folder and select New Prediction.
Under the Standard Predictions GSM, select Coverage by Transmitter.
In the General tab, rename the prediction GSM Prediction 2: Coverage by Transmitter
(Best Server-Null Margin).
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21. Right-click on the prediction GSM Prediction 1: Coverage by Signal Level, select Split in Cells
and choose the prediction GSM Prediction 2: Coverage by Transmitter (Best Server-Null
Margin).
Click OK.
Information: Atoll has created a prediction named Splitting in Cells (GSM Prediction 1: Coverage by
Signal Level-GSM Prediction 2: Coverage by Transmitter (Best Server-Null Margin)) enabling you to
see the transmitter's coverage zone and the distribution of the signal strength levels inside of the coverage
zone at the same time.
22. Save the document.
23. From the Menu bar, select Tools Point Analysis.
Select the GSM - Reception tab.
24. In the Network Explorer, expand the GSM Transmitters folder and the GSM 900 subfolder.
Right-click on the Krosf site and select Calculations Create a New Prediction...
Select a Coverage by Signal Level prediction.
Rename the prediction GSM Prediction 4: Coverage by Signal Level Krosf only.
25. Expand the GSM Transmitters folder and the GSM 900 subfolder.
Right-click on the Krosf site and select Open Table.
Set the Height (m) of all the antennas to 40 m.
Close the table.
26. Right-click on the GSM Transmitters and select Properties.
In the Propagation tab, notice that the path loss matrices of the Krosf transmitters are no
longer valid. Why?
27. Right-click on the prediction GSM Prediction 4: Coverage by Signal Level Krosf only and
select Duplicate.
Rename the duplicated prediction to GSM Prediction 5: Coverage by Signal Level Krosf
only 40 m.
Calculate this new prediction.
28. Tick the visibility boxes of the GSM Prediction 4 and the GSM Prediction 5 only.
29. Right-click on the Predictions folder and select Generate Report.
Select the following Columns to be Displayed:
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o Surface (km )
o % of Covered Area
o % Focus Zone
o % Computation Zone
Then click OK.
Which prediction is showing better results? Why?
Close the report.
Information: Atoll will generate a comparative report for both predictions. It is then easier to look for
differences.
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1. Open the GSM Transmitters table and set the BSIC domain for all GSM transmitters to "BSIC
domain 0 & 4:
Locate the "BSIC domain" column.
Use the "Fill down" (CTRL+D) function.
Close the Transmitters table.
2. Group the GSM Transmitters by "Cell type", then open the corresponding tables for each group
and replace the cell types as follows:
"Macro Cell 900" replaced by "Macro Cell 900 - Reduced domains"
"Micro Cell 1800" replaced by "Micro Cell 1800 - Reduced domains"
"Macro Cell 1800" replaced by "Macro Cell 1800 - Reduced domains"
Information: When Atoll asks, "Update subcells and TRXs according to the new cell type?" confirm by
clicking OK.
3. Click the Refresh button (
4. Open each Cell type subfolder and assign the HCS layers as follows:
HCS Layer "Macro layer 900" for the GSM transmitters of the cell type "Macro Cell 900
Reduced domains"
HCS Layer "Macro layer 1800" for the GSM transmitters of the cell type
"Macro Cell 1800 Reduced domains"
HCS Layer "Micro layer 1800" for the GSM transmitters of the cell type
"Micro Cell 1800 Reduced domains"
Information: GSM Network Settings are available in the Parameters tab (
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Information: HCS layers are often used to define service zones (characterized by different traffic and priority)
based
on
a
specific
layer
(Umbrella,
Macro,
Micro
or
Pico
cells).
Service zones can also be based on frequency bands (900 MHz and 1800 MHz for instance).
5. Open the Subcells table: Standard Data and make the following changes:
Locate the "TRX Type" column and right-click on a BCCH cell
Select "Filter excluding selection" to keep only non-BCCH TRXs in the subcells table.
Set the "Hopping mode" (locate it in the table) to "Base Band Hopping".
Right-click anywhere in the table and select "Remove Filter" to display all the BCCH and TCH
TRXs in the subcells table.
Close the subcells table.
6. Save the document.
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Unselect the visibility check box of the " GSM Prediction 4: Coverage by Transmitter (HCS
Servers)".
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Information: Do not forget to display the Legend when you display your predictions to see what the
different colours indicate.
1. Create a "GSM Coverage by C/I level" prediction for all GSM transmitters:
Name it "GSM Coverage by C/I level: Highest Priority HCS Server BCCHs".
On the Condition tab, set Server to " Highest Priority HCS Server" with a margin
set to 0 dB.
Set the Interfered Subcells to BCCH.
Set the Interference Condition to "C/I" (not to C/I+N)
Select the "Detailed Results" option.
Leave the other parameters at their default setting.
Click Calculate.
2. Activate the Point Analysis window by clicking the
button. In the scrolling box, select the
GSM Interference tool and check the C/I values on several pixels.
Close the Point Analysis window.
3. Hide the prediction by unchecking its visibility flag.
4. Save the document.
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On the General tab, name the prediction: "UMTS: Effective Service Area Analysis (Mobile
Internet)".
Click Calculate.
Information: With this prediction, Atoll colours the pixel when the service is available, i.e., when the values of
Ec/Io, Eb/Nt DL, and Eb/Nt UL on the pixel exceed the respective minimum quality values.
6. Select the visibility box for the prediction "UMTS: Effective Service Area Analysis (Mobile
Internet)" and open the Point Analysis Tool.
Select the UMTS - AS Analysis view
Set the Point Analysis Tool with the same parameters as defined in the prediction we want
to study (Terminal = UMTS Terminal, Service = Mobile Internet Access, Mobility =
Pedestrian, Carrier = 0).
Perform an Active Set analysis on several pixels and determine one pixel where the service
is not available in the Downlink
Double-click
in the point analysis tool in order to know why the service is not
available in the Uplink. Why?
Close the Point Analysis Tool.
Information: By double-clicking the service availability result, a dialogue box is displayed showing necessary
information to investigate the availability or the non availability of a service on a certain pixel.
7. Create a "Pilot Pollution Analysis" prediction for all transmitters with the following parameters on
the Condition tab:
Terminal = UMTS Terminal.
Service = Mobile Internet Access.
Mobility = Pedestrian.
Carrier = 0.
On the General tab, name the prediction: "UMTS: Pilot Pollution Analysis (Mobile
Internet)".
Click Calculate.
Information: With this prediction, Atoll determines on each pixel the number of polluters there might be. Then
it colours the pixel according to the values and the thresholds defined in the Display tab.
A polluter is a cell which satisfies all the conditions to enter the mobile AS but which is not admitted because
the AS limit has already been reached.
8. Create a "Handoff Zones" prediction for all transmitters with the following parameters on the
Condition tab:
Terminal = UMTS Terminal.
Service = Voice.
Mobility = Pedestrian.
Carrier = 0.
On the General tab, name the prediction: "UMTS: Handoff Zones (Voice)".
Click Calculate.
Information: With this prediction, Atoll colours each pixel according to the mobile handover status.
9. Save the document.
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Click the Remove Filter button in the table toolbar in order to display all cells in the UMTS
Cells table.
Close the UMTS Cells table.
2. Right-click the prediction " UMTS: Pilot Quality Analysis (Ec/Io) (Mobile Internet)" and select
Duplicate.
Name the prediction: " UMTS: Pilot Quality Analysis (Ec/Io) (Mobile Internet) Total
power=36dBm"
Calculate the prediction.
3. Select the visibility box of both studies " UMTS: Pilot Quality Analysis (Ec/Io) (Mobile Internet)"
and " UMTS: Pilot Quality Analysis (Ec/Io) (Mobile Internet) Total power=36dBm"
Right-click the Predictions folder and select Generate Report
Select the following information to be displayed:
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o Surface (km )
o % of Covered Area
o % Computation Zone
o Click OK.
o Which one is having the best coverage? Why?
o What is the impact of the "Total Power (dBm)" parameter on the coverage?
Close the report
Information: Atoll will generate a comparative report for all the studies. It is then easier to look for differences.
4. Right-click the prediction "UMTS: Effective Service Area Analysis (Mobile Internet)" and select
Duplicate.
Name the prediction: "UMTS: Effective Service Area Analysis (Mobile Internet) Total
power=36dBm"
On the Display tab, change the display colour from Red to Blue
Calculate the prediction.
5. Select the visibility box of both studies " UMTS: Effective Service Area Analysis (Mobile Internet)"
and "UMTS: Effective Service Area Analysis (Mobile Internet) Total power=36dBm"
Right-click the Predictions folder and select Generate Report
Select the following information to be displayed:
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o Surface (km )
o % of Covered Area
o % Focus Zone
o % Computation Zone
o Click OK.
o Which one is having the best coverage? Why?
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o What is the impact of the "Total Power (dBm)" parameter on the coverage?
Close the report
Information: Atoll will generate a comparative report for all the studies. It is then easier to look for differences.
6. Open the UMTS Cells table:
Use the "Filter by Selection" option and set the "Total Power (dBm)" to 40 dBm for all cells
using carrier 0.
Close the UMTS Cells table.
7. Save the document.
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Objectives:
o Understand the influence of the "UL load factor (%)" parameter on UL UMTS coverage
predictions
Information: In order to open the UMTS Cells table, right-click the UMTS Transmitters folder and select
Cells > Open Table.
1. Create a "Service Area Analysis (Eb/Nt) (UL)" prediction for all transmitters with the following
parameters on the Condition tab:
Terminal = UMTS Terminal.
Service = Mobile Internet Access.
Mobility = Pedestrian.
Carrier = 0.
On the Display tab, select the Required power (dBm) field. Then, click the Actions button
and select Shading.
1. Set the First Break to 20,
2. Set the Last Break to -40,
3. Set the Interval to 5.
On the General tab, name the prediction: "UMTS: Uplink Required Power (Mobile
Internet)".
Click Calculate.
Information: Here, Atoll calculates on each pixel the power required by the terminal to satisfy the minimum
UL Eb/Nt. Then, it colours the pixel according to the value and the thresholds defined in the Display tab.
The same prediction can be calculated on the downlink with the prediction "Service Area Analysis (Eb/Nt)
(DL)".
Atoll calculates on each pixel the power required on traffic channels in order to satisfy the minimum Eb/Nt DL.
Then, it colours the pixel according to the values and the thresholds defined in the Display tab.
2. Open the UMTS Cells table:
Use the "Filter by Selection" option and set the "UL load factor (%)" to 20% for all cells
using carrier 0.
Close the UMTS Cells table.
Information: It is important not to confuse the "Max UL Load Factor (%)" column and the "UL load factor
(%)" column when changing this parameter.
3. Right-click the prediction "UMTS: Uplink Required power (Mobile Internet)" and select Duplicate.
Name the prediction: "UMTS: Uplink Required power (Mobile Internet) UL load=20%".
Calculate the prediction.
4. Select the visibility box of both studies "UMTS Uplink Required power (Mobile Internet)" and
the prediction "UMTS Uplink Required power (Mobile Internet) UL load=20%"
Right-click the Predictions folder and select Generate Report
Select the following information to be displayed:
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o Surface (km )
o % of Covered Area
o % Computation zone
o Click OK.
o Which one is having the best coverage? Why?
o What is the impact of the "UL load factor (%)" parameter on the coverage?
Close the report
Information: Atoll will generate a comparative report for all the studies. It is then easier to look for differences.
5. Open the Cells table:
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Use the "Filter by Selection" option and set the "UL load factor (%)" to 60% for all cells
using carrier 0.
Close the Cells table.
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7. Display the (Frequency) Bands table and verify whether the entered data are consistent with the data
described below:
"2110 FDD - 5 MHz (E-UTRA Band 1)"
Based on the FDD duplexing method.
Using channels from 0 to 2.
With 28.23 dB of adjacent channel suppression.
UL start frequency : 1920 MHz
DL start frequency : 2110 MHz
8. Display the Properties of the LTE Network Settings folder and verify in the Global Parameters tab
whether the entered data are consistent with the data described below:
Default Cyclic Prefix: 0 Normal
PDCCH Overhead: 2 SD
PUCCH Overhead: 1 RB
9. In order to see the impact of such a configuration on the LTE Frame, right-click in the LTE Transmitters
folder, then Cells, and select Frame Details. Click Calculate so as to see the frame details in Downlink.
10. Do the same for the Uplink.
Close the Frame Details dialogue.
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) and select Display options. Check the Display coverage areas option
15. Click on several LTE transmitters to see their neighbour relations on the map.
16. Click the neighbour Edit Relations button again to disable it.
17. Save the document.
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Information: In each cell, the assigned channel number has an impact on interference, therefore on its quality
and the throughput. The aim of this part is to compare quality and throughput predictions with a different
Frequency Reuse, assuming that a spectrum of 15 MHz is available.
Two options may be considered:
Using the spectrum as a single channel of 15 MHz and allocating it to all LTE cells
Splitting the band into 3 channels of 5 MHz, with 1 channel for each sector on each station
1. Open the LTE Cells table and verify that channel 1 is assigned to all LTE cells. Then, allocate the
Frequency Band "2110 FDD - 15 MHz (E-UTRA Band 1)" to all LTE cells.
Close the LTE Cells table.
2. Create a "LTE: Coverage by C/(I+N) Level (DL)" prediction for all LTE transmitters with the following
parameters on the Condition tab:
Terminal = LTE Terminal.
Service = Mobile Internet Access.
Mobility = Pedestrian.
On the General tab, name the prediction: "LTE: Coverage by C/(I+N) Level (PDSCH) 1
Channel".
Click OK.
3. Create a "LTE: Coverage by Throughput (DL)" coverage prediction for all LTE transmitters with the
following parameters in the Condition tab:
Terminal = LTE Terminal.
Service = Mobile Internet Access.
Mobility = Pedestrian.
On the General tab, name the prediction: "LTE: Coverage by Throughput (DL) 1
Channel".
Click OK.
4. On the toolbar, click Calculate (
5. Open the LTE Cells table and allocate the Frequency Band "2110 FDD - 5 MHz (E-UTRA Band 1)" to all
LTE cells.
6. Import the following file:
"Material_for_exercises\Brussels\LTE\Network_Data\Brussels_Frequency_Reuse_Cells_LTE.txt".
Then, verify in the LTE Cells table that:
Channel 0 is assigned to sectors 1.
Channel 1 is assigned to sectors 2.
Channel 2 is assigned to sectors 3.
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7. Duplicate the coverage prediction "LTE: Coverage by C/(I+N) Level (PDSCH) 1 Channel" and rename
it "LTE: Coverage by C/(I+N) Level (PDSCH) 3 Channels".
8. Duplicate the coverage prediction "LTE: Coverage by Throughput (DL) 1 Channel" and rename it
"LTE: Coverage by Throughput (DL) 3 Channels".
9. On the toolbar, click Calculate (
10. Compare the results for the two different Frequency Reuse configurations. What is your conclusion?
11. Return to the initial state by assigning channel 1 to all LTE cells.
12. Save the document.
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11. Open the Find on Map tool and seek successively the Physical Cell ID 1 and 2.
12. Click the Reset Display button and close the Find on Map tool.
13. Right-click in the LTE Transmitters folder, select Properties, and then the Display tab. In the Label
field, select Physical Cell ID, and then click OK. Apply your changes and click OK to close the
Properties dialogue.
14. Create a "LTE: Coverage by C/(I+N) Level (DL)" prediction for all LTE transmitters with the following
parameters on the Condition tab:
Terminal = LTE Terminal.
Service = Mobile Internet Access.
Mobility = Pedestrian.
On the Display tab, select Reference Signal C/(I+N) Level (DL).
On the General tab, name the prediction: "LTE: Coverage by C/(I+N) Level (RS) Initial
PCI Plan".
Click Calculate.
Information: Access the Physical Cell ID features (Automatic Allocation, Audit and Distribution) by rightclicking the LTE Transmitters folder then AFP.
15. Launch the Physical Cell ID Audit tool, check all conditions and run it.
16. Run the Physical Cell ID distribution too. Conclusion?
17. Now, launch the Automatic Physical Cell ID Allocation tool. Check that SSS ID Allocation option
is set to Same per site, and click on Calculate. Commit results and close the Resource Allocation
window.
18. Analyse the new Physical Cell ID plan.
19. Duplicate the coverage prediction "LTE: Coverage by C/(I+N) Level (RS) Initial PCI Plan" and
rename it "LTE: Coverage by C/(I+N) Level (RS) Enhanced PCI Plan".
20. Calculate this new prediction.
21. Compare the results for the two different Physical Cell ID plans, especially in downtown. Conclusion?
22. Return to the initial state by setting the Traffic Load (DL and UL) to 100% for all LTE cells.
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10. Duplicate the coverage prediction "LTE: Coverage by C/(I+N) Level (PDSCH) TX Diversity" and
rename it "LTE: Coverage by C/(I+N) Level (PDSCH) SU-MIMO".
11. Duplicate the coverage prediction "LTE: Coverage by Throughput (DL) TX Diversity" and
rename it "LTE: Coverage by Throughput (DL) SU-MIMO".
12. On the toolbar, click Calculate (
13. Compare studies No MIMO and SU-MIMO. What is the impact of SU-MIMO, especially near the
transmitters?
14. Open the Transmitters table and set the Number of Transmission Antenna Ports back to 1 for all
the transmitters.
15. Open the Cells table and remove the Diversity Support (DL) for all LTE transmitters. Then set back
the Traffic Load (DL) to 100% for all LTE transmitters.
16. Save the document.
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