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The site rollout process
The nominal plan
Using the nominal plan
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Session Aims
This session answers the following questions:
! What is a nominal plan?
! How does the nominal plan fit into the network rollout process?
! How is a nominal plan created?
! How is a nominal plan used?
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What is a nominal plan?
A nominal plan is initially a
hypothetical wireless network. Nominal Plan
The nominal plan is the
starting point for the cell rollout Rollout
process and will evolve into process
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Site selection
Site acquisition
Site construction
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Site Selection
Normally a desk study.
Evaluate radio coverage and
transmission.
A3rd
! Quickly eliminate unsuitable
options.
D1st
! Rank the remaining sites in
order of preference.
C2nd
Nominate a preferred option B - Unsuitable
and possibly a backup option.
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Site Acquisition
Run more than one site simultaneously.
Negotiate with site owners.
Prepare drawings.
Draw up leases.
Apply for planning permissions.
Apply for power wayleaves.
As soon as one option is ready to proceed
! Sign the lease
! Abandon the alternative
! Enter site into building program.
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Create a UMTS
propagation model
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cell. Site1A:
Site1B:
18.1042
0.099755
Site1C: 1.71587
Site2A: 2.13376
Site2B: 1.58312
Site2C: 105.062
Site3A: 11.8475
Site3B: 2.43671
Site3C: 12.1231
Site4A: 2.06883
Site4B: 1.76368
Site4C: 1.87409
Site5A: 1.58884
Site5B: 3.31571
Site5C: 3.13637
Site6A: 1.81907
Site6B: 3.5485
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Time
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Evaluating Traffic Requirements (2)
To evaluate the cell capacity
! First assume that the packet data can be scheduled to fill the spare real
time capacity.
! When all the spare real time capacity has been exhausted we must
convert the remaining capacity to 12.2kb/s voice equivalent circuits.
! It is now possible to estimate whether the cells capacity has been
exceeded.
Assume that a cell with a capacity of 60 12.2kb/s voice circuits
captures:
! 1.58 Erlangs of voice traffic.
! 0.69 384kb/s data users.
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Evaluating Traffic Requirements (5)
From the previous slide
! Five cells are predicted as being overloaded.
! One cell if close to being overloaded.
All six cells need to be split for zero congestion.
! Any congested omni sites should be sectored.
! Sectored sites need to be offloaded onto new cells.
After modifying the nominal plan, repeat the capacity
analysis to ensure that the network is properly
dimensioned.
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