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V300R009
INTERNAL
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GENEX U-Net
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July
2011
20,
V1.0
Nov
2013
25,
V2.0
Update to V300R009
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Contents
1 Overview...........................................................................1
1.1 Interface Introduction.....................................................................................................................1
1.2 U-Net Planning Procedure.............................................................................................................3
2 U-Net Operations...............................................................5
2.1 Creating a Project...........................................................................................................................5
2.2 Importing Map Data.......................................................................................................................6
2.2.1 Importing Map Data Quickly...............................................................................................7
2.2.2 Importing Map Data by Layer............................................................................................10
2.2.3 Map Calibration..................................................................................................................24
2.2.4 Configuring the Coordinate Display Mode........................................................................24
2.2.5 Setting Map Parameters......................................................................................................26
2.3 Importing and Setting Engineering Parameters...........................................................................28
2.3.1 Setting Propagation Models................................................................................................28
2.3.2 Importing and Modifying Antenna Information.................................................................33
2.3.3 Setting Site Equipment Parameters....................................................................................39
2.3.4 Importing Site Information.................................................................................................40
2.3.5 Importing Transceiver Information....................................................................................46
2.3.6 Setting the Frequency Band................................................................................................50
2.3.7 Importing Cell Information................................................................................................53
2.3.8 Setting the Traffic Model....................................................................................................58
2.3.9 Configuring a Traffic Map..................................................................................................74
4 Appendix.......................................................................381
4.1 Obtaining Engineering Parameter Templates of the U-Net Quickly.........................................381
4.2 Polygon......................................................................................................................................384
4.2.1 Creating a Polygon...........................................................................................................384
4.2.2 Polygon Operations..........................................................................................................385
4.2.3 Setting the Properties of a Polygon..................................................................................387
4.2.4 Combing Polygons...........................................................................................................390
4.2.5 Polygon Usage..................................................................................................................392
4.3 Point Analysis............................................................................................................................393
4.3.1 Viewing Signal Statuses from Each Cell to the Point Respectively.................................394
4.3.2 Viewing Signal Status from Each Cell to the Point Simultaneously................................396
4.3.3 Viewing Signal Statuses of Pilots and Services of the Best Server Cell..........................397
4.4 Print............................................................................................................................................401
4.5 Propagation Model Calibration..................................................................................................406
4.5.1 Description of the CW File...............................................................................................406
4.5.2 Importing the Bin Point Information................................................................................406
4.5.3 Performing the Propagation Model Calibration...............................................................408
4.6 U-Net Map Calibration..............................................................................................................410
4.7 Interconnection with the MapInfo.............................................................................................412
4.7.1 Polygon.............................................................................................................................412
4.7.2 Exporting Prediction Results............................................................................................415
4.8 Interconnection with the Google Earth......................................................................................416
4.9 Combining Maps with Different Precisions..............................................................................418
4.10 Obtaining the Coordinate System of the Map Based on the Map File....................................423
4.11 Tips for Using the U-Net..........................................................................................................426
4.11.1 Hiding and Unhiding Columns of a Table......................................................................426
4.11.2 Rollback..........................................................................................................................427
Figure
Figure 3-81 Selecting the mode for exporting neighboring cell relationships................................166
Figure 3-82 Export files of neighboring cell relationships.............................................................167
Figure 3-83 Importing neighboring cell relationships (1)...............................................................168
Figure 3-84 Importing neighboring cell relationships (2)...............................................................168
Figure 3-85 Importing neighboring cell relationships of 2G/3G networks....................................170
Figure 3-86 Referring to neighboring cell relationships of 2G/3G networks.................................171
Figure 3-87 Filtering neighboring cell relationships.......................................................................172
Figure 3-88 Criteria for filtering neighboring cell relationships.....................................................173
Figure 3-89 Auditing neighboring cell relationships......................................................................174
Figure 3-90 Criteria for auditing neighboring cell relationships....................................................174
Figure 3-91 Result files of auditing neighboring cell relationships................................................175
Figure 3-92 Window for setting the LTE PCI planning..................................................................177
Figure 3-93 LTE PCI planning (1)..................................................................................................177
Figure 3-94 LTE PCI planning (2)..................................................................................................178
Figure 3-95 LTE PCI planning (3)..................................................................................................179
Figure 3-96 LTE PCI auto-planning................................................................................................180
Figure 3-97 Example when PCIs are insufficient...........................................................................180
Figure 3-98 Displayed message when PCIs are insufficient...........................................................181
Figure 3-99 Stopping the LTE PCI auto-planning..........................................................................181
Figure 3-100 Viewing LTE PCI planning results............................................................................182
Figure 3-101 Table of LTE PCI results...........................................................................................182
Figure 3-102 Viewing LTE PCIs in geographical display mode....................................................183
Figure 3-103 Setting the geographical display of PCIs..................................................................183
Figure 3-104 Geographical display of LTE PCIs............................................................................184
Figure 3-105 Geographical display of LTE PCIs............................................................................184
Figure 3-106 Displaying colors of LTE PCIs in geographical display S mode..............................185
Figure 3-107 Displaying colors of LTE PCIs in geographical display mode (color-link)..............186
Figure 3-108 Displaying colors of LTE PCIs in geographical display mode (color-cell)..............187
Figure 3-109 Geographical display of LTE PCIs............................................................................188
Figure 3-110 Adjusting existing PCIs.............................................................................................189
Figure 3-111 Submitting LTE PCI planning results........................................................................189
Figure 3-112 Exporting LTE PCI planning results..........................................................................190
Figure 3-113 Template of exporting PCI planning results..............................................................190
Figure 3-114 Exporting the cluster information about PCIs that support the segmental capacity
expansion.........................................................................................................................................191
Figure 3-115 Template for exporting PCI planning results (cluster information)...........................191
Figure 3-116 Filtering LTE PCIs.....................................................................................................191
Figure 3-117 Filtering LTE PCI results...........................................................................................192
Figure 3-118 Auditing LTE PCI results..........................................................................................193
Figure 3-119 Setting the auditing of LTE PCI results.....................................................................193
Figure 3-120 Displaying the statistics of LTE PCI results..............................................................194
Figure 3-121 Importing the cell PCI information...........................................................................195
Figure 3-122 Checking PCIs...........................................................................................................196
Figure 3-123 Window for setting PRACH parameters...................................................................198
Figure 3-124 Window for setting parameters.................................................................................199
Figure 3-125 Filtering planning cells..............................................................................................200
Figure 3-126 Running the PRACH auto-planning..........................................................................200
Figure 3-127 Window of the PRACH planning result....................................................................201
Figure 3-128 Displaying the window of the planning result..........................................................202
Figure 3-129 Viewing the planning result on the GIS map (1).......................................................202
Figure 3-130 Viewing the planning result on the GIS map (2).......................................................203
Figure 3-131 Viewing the planning result on the GIS map (3).......................................................203
Figure 3-132 Selecting LTE PRACH Planning...............................................................................204
Figure 3-133 Displaying transceivers that have reuse relationship with the selected transceiver on
the GIS map.....................................................................................................................................204
Figure 3-134 Setting the number of reuse tiers to be checked (1)..................................................205
Figure 3-135 Setting the number of reuse tiers to be checked (2)..................................................205
Figure 3-136 Setting the number of reuse tiers to be checked (3)..................................................205
Figure 3-137 Manually adjusting planning results (1)....................................................................206
Figure 3-138 Manually adjusting planning results (2)....................................................................206
Figure 3-139 Submitting planning results.......................................................................................206
Figure 3-140 Exporting planning results (1)...................................................................................207
Figure 3-141 Exporting planning results (2)...................................................................................207
Figure 3-142 Displaying the window of setting planning parameters............................................208
Figure 3-143 Window of setting planning parameters....................................................................209
Figure 3-144 Filtering planning cells..............................................................................................210
Figure 3-145 Window of selecting bands and frequencies.............................................................211
Figure 3-146 Planning result window.............................................................................................212
Figure 3-147 Exporting planning results........................................................................................213
Figure 3-148 Displaying the frequency statistics window..............................................................213
Overview
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Map window: displays map data, sites, cells, vectors such as polygons, points,
and lines, and planning results.
Task tool bar: indicates various tool buttons on the tool bar and plays functions
such as deploying base stations, automatically deploying base stations, moving a
map, zooming in or zooming out on the map, and drawing vectors (polygons,
points, and lines).
System status bar: displays geodetic coordinate, longitude/latitude coordinate,
clutter class, and altitude corresponding to the current cursor, the number of
deployed base station, and the number of deployed cells.
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Figure 1.2.1.I.1.1.1 shows the basic operation procedure for a complete planning
project. During the planning and the simulation, set all parameters to avoid
unnecessary faults by referring to the following steps:
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Start the U-Net and choose File > New. On the displayed Project Templates
window, choose LTE-FDD or LTE-TDD to create a simulation project.
2.
Set the map coordinate system and imports the maps named Clutter, Height,
Building, and Vector. Set the model standard deviation and indoor
penetration loss based on the clutter.
3.
4.
Import the antenna data: Import the antenna data independently or in batches
according to the actual situation.
5.
6.
7.
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8.
9.
10. Set traffic parameters, including the service type, terminal and mobility, user
behaviors, traffic environment, and traffic maps. Default settings of the UNet can be used if no special requirements are specified.
User behaviors, traffic environment, and traffic maps are not required to
be set if the environment-based traffic maps are not prepared or the
simulation is not performed.
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U-Net Operations
This chapter describes the procedure for creating a complete project in the UNet.
In the displayed Project Templates window, there are five network systems,
namely, CDMA, GSM, UMTS, LTE-FDD, and LTE-TDD. Select LTEFDD or LTE-TDD and click OK to create a new LTE project, as shown in
Figure 2.1.1.I.1.1.3.
Figure 2.1.1.I.1.1.3 Creating a LTE project (3)
The most frequently-used layers that affect the accuracy of the simulation are
the Clutter layer, Height layer, and Building layer. When the ray propagation
model is used, besides the preceding necessary layers, the Vector layer is
mandatory. In this scenario, the 3D Vector layer is recommended. In other
scenarios, the Vector layer is used for demonstration only. In the U-Net, other
layers, such as the Geometry layer, Text layer, and Satellite Layer, are used for
demonstration only and do not affect the simulation and planning.
Step 2 Right-click Map in the navigation tree and choose Quick Import.
Step 3 In the displayed dialog box, browse the root directory of the map or directly
enter the complete absolute path of the map. Then, click OK.
Figure 2.2.1.I.3.1.1 Importing the map data (3)
Step 4 On the displayed Import Map window, the map file information that is
automatically read by the U-Net is displayed. You can modify the path,
choose not to import a grid layer, or manually modify the projection
information. Then, click OK.
Step 5 The effect after a map file is imported is shown in Figure 2.2.1.I.5.1.1.
Figure 2.2.1.I.5.1.1 Importing the map data (5)
----End
Select a proper coordinate system record based on the map information. Select
a corresponding coordinate system group from the Find in drop-down list
based on the continent on the map. Select a proper coordinate system based on
the nation/region on the map together with the Region column. Then,
determine the coordinate system based on the central longitude.
After selecting the required coordinate system record, click Properties to
view the coordinate system information and click Apply to apply the selected
coordinate system to the project.
Step 2 Select the Clutter map file to be imported and click Open, as shown in Figure
2.2.2.I.2.1.1.
----End
Step 1 Right-click Heights under Map in the navigation tree. Then, choose Import,
as shown in Figure 2.2.2.I.1.1.1.
Figure 2.2.2.I.1.1.1 Importing a Height layer
Step 2 Select the Height map file to be imported and click Open, as shown in Figure
2.2.2.I.2.1.1.
Figure 2.2.2.I.2.1.1 Importing a Height file
----End
Step 2 Select the Building map file to be imported and click Open, as shown in
Figure 2.2.2.I.2.1.1.
Figure 2.2.2.I.2.1.1 Importing a Building file
----End
Step 2 Select the Vector map file to be imported and click Open, as shown in Figure
2.2.2.I.2.1.1.
Step 2 Select the Geometry map file to be imported and click Open, as shown in
Figure 2.2.2.I.2.1.1:
Figure 2.2.2.I.2.1.1 Importing a Geometry file
----End
Step 2 Select the text map file to be imported and click Open, as shown in Figure
2.2.2.I.2.1.1.
----End
Step 2 Select the satellite file to be imported and click Open, as shown in Figure
2.2.2.I.2.1.1.
Figure 2.2.2.I.2.1.1 Importing a satellite picture
Step 3 Set the location of the picture. After a picture is imported, the property setting
window is automatically displayed, as shown in Figure 2.2.2.I.3.1.1.
or
appears, drag
After the preceding settings are complete, click OK. The effect is as follows:
----End
Step 2 In the displayed dialog box, select a coordinate display mode. There are four
display modes, including geodetic coordinates and longitude/latitude
coordinates (three display modes of longitude/latitude coordinates). You can
also set the decimal digits of the displayed longitude/latitude in
longitude/latitude coordinates in the status bar.
Figure 2.2.4.I.2.1.1 Setting the coordinate format of a map
Coordinate Style
Code: indicates the number of a clutter class. The value depends on the
geographic data.
Name: indicates the name of a clutter class. The value depends on the
geographic data.
Clutter Height: indicates the average height of clutters of each type and
is mainly used to calculate the impact of the clutter height on the path
loss.
Shadow Corr: indicates the factor of shadow fading. The default value
is 0.5.
----End
Band
Cost-Hata
model
(including the
Cost-Hata
HW model)
1500
MHz
2000
MHz
to
Factor
Configuration
Requirements
Recommended
Application
Scenario
Terrain condition.
Whether to calculate
the diffraction.
1 km < Cell
radius < 20
km
Clutter statistics.
A
formula
corresponds to a
clutter.
in
municipal
Applicable to
the
GSM1800,
UMTS, and
LTE
technologies.
Not
applicable to
highly
populated
urban areas
but applicable
to common
urban areas,
suburbs, and
villages.
In
addition, the
antenna of the
base station
must
be
higher than
the
surrounding
buildings.
Usually used
for coverage
prediction and
rarely
used
for capacity
simulation.
Okumura
Hata model
(including the
Okumura
Hata
HW
model)
150 MHz
to 2000
MHz
Terrain condition.
Clutter statistics.
A
formula
corresponds to a
clutter.
Whether to calculate
the diffraction.
Limited by the free
space loss.
Loss
areas.
in
municipal
1 km < Cell
radius < 20
km
Applicable to
the GSM900,
CDMA2000,
and
LTE
technologies.
Not
applicable to
highly
populated
urban areas
but applicable
to common
urban areas,
suburbs, and
villages.
In
addition, the
antenna of the
base station
must
be
higher than
the
surrounding
buildings.
Usually used
for coverage
prediction and
rarely
used
for capacity
simulation.
SPM model
(including the
SPM900 and
SPM2G
models)
150 MHz
to 2000
MHz
Terrain condition.
Clutter statistics.
Effective
height.
antenna
There
are
six
methods
of
calculating
the
effective
antenna
height.
ITURP model
(that is, 1238
model)
1800
MHz
2000
MHz
to
Propagation scenarios
are classified into LOS
and NLOS scenarios.
Indoor
scenarios.
Margin
fading.
of
slow
Around
2000
MHz
Distance
frequency.
and
Loss in penetration
through walls.
Number of walls.
The
impact
multi-path
of
In
the
cases
of
residential
buildings,
office buildings, and
malls, N is 28, 30, and
22, respectively.
Indoor
scenarios.
Used only for
the coverage
prediction.
propagation is not
considered.
The
penetration loss of
each wall is the
same.
Volcano
2G, 3G,
and 4G
frequenc
y bands
Distance
frequency.
and
Loss in penetration
through walls.
Comprehensively
consider the impact
of
multi-path
propagation such as
reflection
and
diffraction during
the propagation of
wireless
signals
among buildings.
Densely
populated
urban areas
with
many
buildings.
When conditions permit, you can obtain accurate parameters by using the
propagation model calibration function. For details about the method of using
the propagation model calibration function, see section 4.4"Print." If the
propagation model calibration function cannot be used, you can select the
default propagation model in the U-Net to perform the simulation based on
the band and scenario. The procedure for setting the propagation model is as
follows:
1 Click Data to switch to the Data tab page. Then, unfold the Propagation
Models node.
Figure 2.3.1.I.1.1.2 Setting the propagation model (1)
Msi indicates files with the suffix of msi. A MSI file corresponds to
antennas of one type.
The U-Net supports the import of the MSI files of the following formats:
Txt indicates the files in plain text formats. A TXT file corresponds to
antennas of one type.
The format of .txt files that can be imported by the U-Net is as follows:
1 Click Data to switch to the Data tab page. Unfold the Antennas node.
Step 2 Right-click Antennas and choose Import. You can also perform other
operations such as creating an antenna file, opening an antenna worksheet,
sequencing the data, and exporting the data.
Figure 2.3.2.I.2.1.1 Importing/exporting antenna information
Step 3 On the displayed Import Antenna Files dialog box, select the format
(txt/mis/iAntes) of antenna files to be imported. You can import multiple files
at the same time.
The U-Net allows the import of antenna files with the same name
but automatically adds digital suffixes to file names. When importing
an antenna file, the U-Net does not read antenna names contained
in the file but names the antenna based on the name of the
imported antenna file.
The U-Net is format sensitive. If the file formats are not supported by the UNet, errors may easily occur. After obtaining antenna files, you are advised to
open these files to check whether their formats are supported by the U-Net.
Modify the file formats if the file formats are not supported by the U-Net.
The number of antenna files whose formats are fully supported by
the U-Net is small. Therefore, the success rate is low if these files
are directly imported to the U-Net. You are advised to manually edit
the file formats. Copy a built-in antenna file of the U-Net, copy and
paste the angle shading value of the target antenna to the antenna
file, and fill in related information.
----End
Noise Figure(db): indicates the static noise coefficient of the cabinet top.
Step 2 After a site file is clicked, the Data Import window is displayed.
In the Field Mapping worksheet, data in the Source column is obtained from
the source file of the site. Data in the Destination column indicates the names
of site parameters used by the U-Net. If an imported parameter name is
included in the names provided in the Destination column, the Destination
column automatically matches the names. If the name is excluded in the
names provided in the Destination column, IGNORE is displayed in the cell
of the Destination column. You can manually select the value of the cell to
match the fields provided by the U-Net. For example, Site Name of the
imported file is automatically matched to the Site Name field of the U-Net.
The ID name is not a parameter provided by the U-Net. You can manually
match the ID name to the Site ID field of the U-Net. You are advised to export
an empty template and then import NE parameters to the U-Net after these
parameters are edited based on the template. In this way, the efficiency is
improved.
Before importing site information to the U-Net, set the coordinate
system (or correctly import the electrical map) if only the latitude
and longitude information is available. Otherwise, site information
fails to be imported.
The data imported to the site must contain the Name field (that is,
the site name) and the site names cannot be repeated. Other fields
can be imported as required. The U-Net provides the default values
for fields that are not imported.
Site Name: indicates the name of a site and is the unique identification
of the site. The U-Net automatically enters the default name of each new
site.
Figure 2.3.4.I.1.1.2 Label Display tab page in the Display Field window
Step 2 On the Label Display tab page, you can set the site parameters displayed on
the map. For example, if Name and Altitude are set to be displayed, name
and altitude of the site are displayed on the map, as shown in Figure
2.3.4.I.2.1.1.
Step 3 On the Group By Display tab page, you can set the display mode of sites of
each group after these sites are divided into different groups.
Figure 2.3.4.I.3.1.1 Default displaying setting of sites and group division setting
The worksheet displays the display mode of the current group. Click the cell
in the first column. The dialog box for setting the display mode is displayed.
In the displayed dialog box, you can set the display mode of the site on the
GIS map.
----End
Step 3 Right-click Transceiver and choose Antennas > Open Table. Then, set the
antenna information in the displayed antenna worksheet.
Dx(m): indicates the offset of the antenna relative to the site that the
antenna belongs to in the X direction. The unit is meter.
Dy(m): indicates the offset of the antenna relative to the site that the
antenna belongs to in the Y direction. The unit is meter.
Power Ratio: indicates the power ratio. The value ranges from 0 to 1.
Azimuth: indicates the antenna azimuth. The value ranges from 0 to 360.
The unit is degree.
----End
Dx(m): indicates the offset of the antenna relative to the site that the
antenna belongs to in the X direction. The unit is meter.
Dy(m): indicates the offset of the antenna relative to the site that the
antenna belongs to in the Y direction. The unit is meter.
Azimuth: indicates the antenna azimuth. The value ranges from 0 to 360.
The unit is degree.
Power Ratio: indicates the power ratio. The value ranges from 0 to 1.
You can double-click the head of the transceiver worksheet to view the
detailed property of the transceiver in the displayed Transceiver Properties
window.
Figure 2.3.5.I.1.1.2 Transceiver setting (2)
The U-Net supports the setting of frequency bands from the worksheet or the
property window. The operation procedure is as follows:
Step 1 Set the frequency band in the worksheet.
Figure 2.3.6.I.1.1.1 Frequency band setting (1)
The number of ARFCNs that can be used for the U-Net depends on
the setting of Start /End Channel Index.
Start Channel Index: indicates the start index of the available ARFCNs
corresponding to a frequency band.
End Channel Index: indicates the end index of the available ARFCNs
corresponding to a band.
In the frequency band worksheet, you can perform the following operations:
----End
If the cell data to be imported does not contain the preceding fields, the cell
data fails to be imported. Other fields can be imported as required. The U-Net
provides the default values for fields that are not imported. Before importing
cell information, site and transceiver information must have been set by
sequence. Note: The frequency band name to be imported to the worksheet
must be consistent with the frequency band name set by the U-Net. In
addition, pay attention to the space character.
The cell worksheet contains a lot of parameters. You can set related
parameters based on the required simulation calculation, such as
neighboring cell planning, capacity simulation, and coverage
prediction. You can view the related parameter classification by
right-clicking the cell worksheet and choosing Display Columns, as
shown in Figure 2.3.7.I.1.1.2.
Local Cell ID: indicates the internal code of a cell for differentiating the
cell from other cells under the same eNodeB.
TAC Tracing Area Code: indicates the tracking area code (TAC).
Target Load(DL): indicates the target load on the downlink. The value
ranges from 0 to 1.
Target Load(UL): indicates the target load on the uplink. The value
ranges from 0 to 1.
PBCH to RS(dB): indicates the offset of the PBCH power relative to the
power of the reference signal. The unit is dB.
SCH to Rs(dB): indicates the offset of the SCH power relative to the
power of the reference signal. The unit is dB.
PB(dB): indicates the index for the offset of A symbols and B symbols of
the RE relative to the RSRE power.
PA(dB): indicates the index for the offset of A symbols and B symbols of
the RE relative to the RSRE power.
CCU PA(dB): indicates the offset of the class A signal power received
by users in the cell center on the PDSCH relative to the RS power.
CEU PA(dB): indicates the offset of the class A signal power received
by users at the cell edge on the PDSCH relative to the RS power.
Actual Load(UL): indicates the actual load on the uplink. The value
ranges from 0 to 1.
Actual Load(DL): indicates the actual load on the downlink. The value
ranges from 0 to 1.
Priority: indicates the cell priority. The smaller the value of a cell is, the
higher the priority of the cell is.
Right-click Mobility Types and choose New to create a mobility type. The
Mobility properties dialog box is displayed.
Figure 2.3.8.I.1.1.2 Mobility type (2)
Average Speed: indicates the mobility speed. The value ranges from 0 to
with the default value of 0.00. The unit is km/h.
The value can be accurate to two digits after the decimal point.
You can also double-click Mobility Types or right-click Mobility Types and
choose Open Table to add a new mobility type in the window.
Figure 2.3.8.I.1.1.3 Mobility type (3)
Create a service type: Right-click Network and choose New. The LTE
Service Properties dialog box is displayed.
Figure 2.3.8.I.1.1.2 LTE Service Properties
Type: indicates the service type, which can be either the voice service or
the data service.
AMR Rate: indicates the rate of the voice service. The unit is kbit/s. The
value can be 4.75, 5.15, 5.9, 6.7, 7.4, 7.95, 10.2, or 12.2.
Body Loss(dB): indicates the loss due to the human body. The value of
this parameter varies with services. The default value is 3.00.
IBLER(%): indicates the block error rate (BLER). The value ranges
from 0 to 100.
After the preceding parameters are set, click OK. You can view the new
service type by choosing Services > LTE-FDD.
To modify an existing service type, you can double-click the service type or
right-click the service type and choose Properties to display the LTE Service
Properties window.
Figure 2.3.8.I.1.1.3 Creating a service type
You can define multiple new terminal types according to the actual situation.
You can choose Traffic Parameters > Terminal > New to define a new
terminal type in the displayed LTE Terminal Properties window.
Figure 2.3.8.I.1.1.2 Creating a terminal type
Coding Rate: indicates the coding rate. The value ranges from 0 to 2.
After the receiving type is defined in the preceding step, double-click the
boundary on the left of the receiving type (define the left arrow of the
receiving device). The demodulation threshold table of the reception
equipment is displayed, as shown in Figure 2.3.8.I.1.1.4.
Figure 2.3.8.I.1.1.4 Default UE Reception Equipment Properties
Right-click User Profiles and choose New to display the User Profile
Properties window, as shown in Figure 2.3.8.I.1.1.2.
Figure 2.3.8.I.1.1.2 Creating a user behavior (1)
You can compare one or more user types. Right-click User Profiles and
choose Compare User Profiles Elements to select the user type to be
compared. Click Compare to display the User Profiles Compare Result
window, as shown in Figure 2.3.8.I.1.1.5.
You can change the property of a single user type in the User Profiles
Compare Result window.
Create The Map Based on User Location: indicates traffic maps based
on user locations.
Select traffic maps of a type and click Create map to create a traffic map.
1
Based on Environments
In the Select Map Type dialog box, select Based on Environments and click
Create map. The New Environment Traffic Map Properties dialog box is
displayed.
In the Polygon regions drop-down list, select a polygon that has been created,
and click Add.
Figure 2.3.9.I.1.1.3 Based on Environments (2)
You can calculate the number of subscribers in the polygon based on the area
of the polygon.
Subscribers = Density (#subscribers/km2) x polygon surface
Subscribers: indicates subscribers that use network resources, including
subscribers that do not attempt to access the network.
In the Environments box, Density is defined as follows:
For CS services, #Users = Density (#subscribers/km2) x polygon surface x
(Calls/h x Duration/3600)
For PS services, #Users = Density (#subscribers/km2) x polygon surface x
(Calls/h x (ULVolume/UL Packet efficiency Factor/UL Nominal Rate of
service (or Bearer) + DL Volume/DL Packet efficiency Factor/DL Nominal
Rate of service (or Bearer)) x 8/3600)
Figure 2.3.9.I.1.1.4 Based on Environments (3)
Usually, when you have to create multiple traffic maps, the area of a
single map is independent instead of accumulated. Although the
areas may be overlapped, the traffic maps do not affect each other.
On the GEO tab page, right-click Polygons and choose Statistics. You can
view the area and percentage of topographic forms of each type in the
displayed Clutter Statistics window, as shown in Figure 2.3.9.I.1.1.5.
2.
Based on Vector
On the Data tab page of the U-Net, choose Traffic Parameters > Traffic
Map. Right-click Traffic Map and choose New Map > Create The Map
Based on Vector.
In the Vector Traffic Map Properties window, set General, Vector, and
Traffic.
Figure 2.3.9.I.1.2.1 Vector Traffic Map Properties (1)
User Profiles: indicates a user type. The default value is Business User.
Mobility: indicates a mobility type. The default value is 30km/h.
Density: indicates the traffic density. The default value is 0.
Add a vector: On the Vector tab page, select the name of the generated vector
traffic map and draw a polygon in the specified area, for example, the faint
red part, as shown in Figure 2.3.9.I.1.2.4.
Figure 2.3.9.I.1.2.4 Adding a vector
Right-click the new vector traffic map and choose Properties > Vector >
Add. Then, select a vector, as shown in Figure 2.3.9.I.1.2.5.
Figure 2.3.9.I.1.2.5 Selecting a vector
Delete a vector: On the Vector tab page, select a vector and click Delete to
delete the vector.
3.
On the Data tab page, right-click Traffic Map and choose New Map. The
Select Map Type dialog box is displayed, as shown in Figure 2.3.9.I.1.3.1.
Figure 2.3.9.I.1.3.1 Select Map Type
Select Create The Map Based on Transceiver Coverage and click Create
Map. A dialog box is displayed, as shown in Figure 2.3.9.I.1.3.2.
Figure 2.3.9.I.1.3.2 Transceiver Traffic Map Properties (General)
Clutters: indicates different clutter types, that is, clutter types obtained
from GIS the maps imported by users.
After the preceding settings are complete, click OK to create a traffic map. To
modify parameter settings of a created traffic map, you can double-click the
traffic map or right-click the traffic map and choose Properties. Then, you
can modify parameter settings on the displayed Transceiver Traffic Map
Properties dialog box. Related information about parameter settings is not
described in details for it has been provided before.
4.
Right-click Traffic map and choose New map. In the displayed Select Map
Type dialog box, select Create The Map Based on User Location.
On the User Location tab page, you can manually add the user location
information and can also import the user location data. Click Import. Select a
file and click Open. Set contents of the target column, as shown in Figure
2.3.9.I.1.4.2.
Figure 2.3.9.I.1.4.2 User Location Traffic Map Properties
You can delete and modify the imported data. Parameters of subscriber data
are described as follows:
Priority: indicates the priority. The value is an integer. The larger the
value, the higher the priority.
Service: indicates a service type. The service type must have been
defined in the traffic parameters.
Terminal: indicates a terminal type. The terminal type must have been
defined in the traffic parameters.
Mobility: indicates a mobility type. The mobility type must have been
defined in the traffic parameters.
Traffic Map
Condition
Double-click a created traffic map based on the cell coverage. If such traffic
map is unavailable, create a traffic map by referring to 2.3.9 In the displayed
dialog box, On the Transceiver tab page of the Transceiver Traffic Map
Properties window, select a group from the Prediction Group drop-down
list, as shown in Figure 2.3.9.I.1.1.1.
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Using the U-Net, you can predict the network conditions from multiple
dimensions.
Site.xls
Description
Name
Longitude
Longitudinal coordinate.
Latitude
Latitudinal coordinate.
Transceiver.xls
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Description
Transceiver Name
Site Name
Azimuth
Antenna
Type of an antenna.
The default value of this parameter is determined
based on the system antenna configuration. In
most cases, the default value is the type of the
first antenna.
Mechanical Downtilt
Electrical Downtilt
Height(m)
Total Loss(DL)
Total Loss(UL)
Number of
Transmission
Antennas
Number of Reception
Antennas
Number of
Transmission
Antenna Ports
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LTE-FDDCell.xls
Description
*Transceiver
Name
*Cell Name
Name of a carrier.
*Active
*MCC
*MNC
*CI
ID of a cell.
*Frequency
Band
*Channel Index
Channel index.
*Main
Propagation
Model
*Main
Radius(m)
*Main
Resolution(m)
Max
Power(dBm)
*RS
Power(dBm)
PDSCH Actual
Load(DL)
Indicator
Required for
calculating all
signal to
interference plus
noise ratios
(SINRs)
Required for
calculating the
downlink SINRs
of service and
reference signals
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Parameter
(* Indicates
a
Mandatory
Parameter)
Description
Indicator
PDSCH Actual
Load(UL)
Required for
calculating the
uplink SINRs of
service and
reference signals
Control Channel
Overhead(DL)
(Symbol)
Required for
calculating all
downlink SINRs
Control Channel
Overhead(UL)
(RB)
Required for
calculating all
uplink SINRs
Edge Frequency
Style(UL)
Required for
calculating all
uplink SINRs
Edge Frequency
Style(DL)
Required for
calculating all
downlink SINRs
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Parameter
(* Indicates
a
Mandatory
Parameter)
Description
Indicator
Depends on
whether the
ICIC function is
enabled for the
uplink
Depends on
whether the
ICIC function is
enabled for the
downlink
Required for
PBCH-related
indicators
SCH to RS(dB)
Required for
SCH-related
indicators
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Parameter
(* Indicates
a
Mandatory
Parameter)
Description
Indicator
Required for
PCFICH-related
indicators
PDCCH to
RS(dB)
Required for
PDCCH-related
indicators
PHICH to
RS(dB)
Required for
PHICH-related
indicators
Actual IoT(UL)
(dB)
Required for
calculating all
uplink SINRs
PA(dB)
Required for
PDSCH-related
indicators
Required when
the ICIC
function is
enabled
Required when
the ICIC
function is
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Parameter
(* Indicates
a
Mandatory
Parameter)
Description
Indicator
enabled
CCU IoT(dB)
CEU IoT(dB)
Required when
the ICIC
function is
enabled
Required when
the ICIC
function is
enabled
Alpha
Po(dBm)
PUCCH IRC
Required for
calculating the
SINR of the
PUCCH
Required for
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Parameter
(* Indicates
a
Mandatory
Parameter)
Description
Indicator
calculating the
SINR of the
PRACH
Required for
calculating the
SINR of the
PUSCH
Required for
calculating the
SINR of the
PUSCH
Transmission
Mode
Transmission mode.
For details about the value of this
parameter, see Table
3.1.1.I.1.1.1.5.
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LTE-TDDCell.xls
Description
Indicator
Transceiver
*Name
*Cell Name
Name of a carrier.
*Active
*MCC
*MNC
*CI
ID of a cell.
*Frequency
Band
*Channel Index
Channel index.
*Main
Propagation
Model
*Main
Radius(m)
*Main
Resolution(m)
*Max
Power(dBm)
*RS
Power(dBm)
PDSCH Actual
Load(DL)
Required for
calculating the
downlink SINRs
of service and
reference signals
PDSCH Actual
Load(UL)
Required for
calculating the
uplink SINRs of
service and
reference signals
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Parameter
(* Indicates
a
Mandatory
Parameter)
Description
Indicator
Control Channel
Overhead(DL)
(Symbol)
Required for
calculating all
downlink SINRs
Control Channel
Overhead(UL)
(RB)
Required for
calculating all
uplink SINRs
Edge Frequency
Style(UL)
Required for
calculating all
uplink SINRs
Edge Frequency
Style(DL)
Required for
calculating all
downlink SINRs
ICIC(UL)
Depends on
whether the ICIC
function is
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Parameter
(* Indicates
a
Mandatory
Parameter)
Description
ICIC(DL)
Indicator
Depends on
whether the ICIC
function is
enabled for the
downlink
PBCH to
RS(dB)
Required for
PBCH-related
indicators
SCH to RS(dB)
Required for
SCH-related
indicators
PCFICH to
RS(dB)
Required for
PCFICH-related
indicators
PDCCH to
RS(dB)
Required for
PDCCH-related
indicators
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Parameter
(* Indicates
a
Mandatory
Parameter)
Description
Indicator
Required for
PHICH-related
indicators
Actual IoT(UL)
(dB)
Required for
calculating all
uplink SINRs
PA(dB)
Required for
PDSCH-related
indicators
Required when
the ICIC function
is enabled
Required when
the ICIC function
is enabled
CCU IoT(dB)
CEU IoT(dB)
Required when
the ICIC function
is enabled
Required when
the ICIC function
is enabled
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Parameter
(* Indicates
a
Mandatory
Parameter)
Description
Indicator
value is 10.5.
Alpha
Po(dBm)
PUCCH IRC
Required for
calculating the
SINR of the
PUCCH
Required for
calculating the
SINR of the
PRACH
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Parameter
(* Indicates
a
Mandatory
Parameter)
Description
Indicator
Transmission
Mode
Transmission mode.
*DwPTS-GPUpPTS
*Frame
Configuration
Description
TM1
TM2
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Value
Description
4T2R, 4T4R, or 8T8R configuration.
TM3
TM4
TM6
TM7
Single-stream beamforming.
This transmission mode is unavailable for
LTE-FDD.
TM8
TM2/3
TM4/6
TM2/3/4/6
TM2/3/7
TM2/3/8
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Height: indicates the distance between the terminal and the ground during the
simulation. The recommended height is 1.5 m.
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To hide studies that are not frequently used, click Clear More.
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prediction studies in this grid are not calculated during the prediction and
appear blank in the prediction map.
Terminal: indicates a terminal type. You can select a terminal type from
the Terminal drop-down list. Also, you can set a terminal type by
choosing Traffic Parameter > Terminal on the Data tab page.
Service: indicates a service type. You can select a service type from the
Service drop-down list. Also, you can set a service type by choosing
Traffic Parameter > Service on the Data tab page.
Mobility: indicates a mobility type. You can select a mobility type from
the Mobility drop-down list. Also, you can set a mobility type by
choosing Traffic Parameter > Mobility on the Data tab page.
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Parameters on the Advanced tab page are used to filter frequency bands. The
filtered frequency bands do not participate in the calculation of Best Server
studies but participate in the calculation of interference. For example, you
select band 2110 and set Channel Index to 0. Therefore, the coverage
prediction only calculates cells at band 2110 and with the Channel Index of
0. Other cells do not serve as source cells. Interference of these cells can be
taken into consideration.
After these parameters are set, click OK. A new prediction group is created.
You can view the new prediction group from the Predictions drop-down list
on the Operation tab page.
Figure 3.1.3.I.1.1.8 Creating a prediction group (8)
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If all studies in the current prediction group are locked, calculation of the
prediction group cannot be performed.
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If all prediction groups are locked, calculation of the prediction groups cannot
be performed.
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During the calculation, the current progress is displayed on the Task tab page
in the Event Viewer window of the U-Net.
Figure 3.1.4.I.1.1.5 Calculation progress
During the prediction calculation, you can right-click Predictions and choose
Stop or right-click a prediction group and choose Stop to stop the calculation
of the prediction group.
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On the Display tab page, you can change the color and range of the legend on
the prediction map. You can directly click each range to change its color and
scope. Also, you can click Actions to perform operations such as Insert
Before, Insert After, Delete, Export Legend, Import Legend, and Shading.
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Insert After: indicates that a new range is inserted after the specified
range.
Shading: indicates the automatic range. You can set the start break
and end break of the range.
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Select the studies to be exported, select MIF or JPG, and click Export. Then,
the MIF/JPG figures of multiple studies can be exported in batches.
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Figure 3.1.5.I.1.1.1 Items in the shortcut menu for the statistics about a single an
indicator
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Figure 3.1.5.I.1.1.6 Items in the shortcut menu for the indicator statistics about a
prediction group
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Figure 3.1.5.I.1.1.7 Viewing the CDF statistics figure of a prediction group (1)
Figure 3.1.5.I.1.1.8 Viewing the CDF statistics figure of a prediction group (2)
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Figure 3.1.5.I.1.1.9 Viewing the PDF statistics figure of a prediction group (1)
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Figure 3.1.5.I.1.1.10 Viewing the PDF statistics figure of a prediction group (2)
Study: indicates the prediction studies. You can choose different studies
to view the statistics figures.
Zone: You can set this parameter to the area of the prediction group or a
hotspot.
Figure Style: When you choose Statistics(CDF), you can set this
parameter to CDF (to view a CDF figure) or Inverse CDF (to view a
reversed CDF figure). When you choose Statistics(PDF), this parameter
is unavailable.
When statistics on indicators related to the uplink throughput and
downlink throughput are collected, the statistics parameters are
changed as follows:
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For studies whose statistics data is to be exported, select Statistics. Also, you
can select the statistics items and click Export to export the statistics data.
Right-click Predictions.
Figure 3.1.5.I.1.1.5 Exporting a statistics table (5)
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Choose Export BIN By. The simulation results of each bin are exported.
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DL RSRP: indicates that the prediction results are exported by the selected
RSRP range segment, as shown in Figure 3.1.5.I.1.1.3.
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Top Signal Level: indicates that the top N levels that satisfy the threshold of
Min Signal Level on each bin are exported. The exported data is used to
generate the data of the feature database, as shown in Figure 3.1.5.I.1.1.4.
Figure 3.1.5.I.1.1.4 Exporting data by top signal level
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Step 3 Check whether the setting of the antenna height is correct. Generally, the
antenna height is the relative height compared to the ground surface.
Step 4 Increase the power of pilot signals based on different scenarios.
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3.1.10 Method 1
Print prediction results of a single study or multiple studies in a prediction
group in batches. The operation procedure is as follows:
Step 1 Right-click a prediction group and choose Batch Print, as shown in Figure
3.1.10.I.1.1.1.
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Step 2 Select the area to be printed (entire network or major areas marked by the
polygon), select required studies, and click Print to print rendering figures of
all selected studies. For details about printing settings, see section 4.4"Print."
The rendering figures of studies can be printed only for studies that
are selected.
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Print prediction results of a single study. The operation procedure is as
follows:
Select nodes of study trees to be printed (that is, deselect other studies), and
then print the print results by referring to the operation procedures described
in section 4.4"Print."
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Select or deselect studies in the Edit Studies window as required and click
OK to make the modifications effective.
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Data
Usage
Requirement
E-map
Engineering
parameters
Engineering parameters
include information, such
as the locations, types,
frequencies, frequency
bands, and cell
parameters of all
candidate sites, and
therefore are the basic
data for neighboring cell
planning.
For details about the scenarios and how to plan data, see GSM Technology
Guide provided by the Solutuons Design Department.
Set coverage parameters in parameter templates to be imported.
For details about the settings of site parameters, see Table 3.1.1.I.1.1.1.1.
For details about the settings of transceiver parameters, see Table
3.1.1.I.1.1.1.2.
The settings of LTE-FDD cell parameters are as follows:
LTE-FDDCell.xls
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Description
*Transceiver Name
*Cell Name
Name of a carrier.
*Active
*Frequency Band
*Channel Index
Channel index.
*Status
*Scene
Scenario of a cell.
RS Power(dBm)
The settings of LTE-TDD cell parameters are the same as those of LTE-FDD
cell parameters.
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After the neighboring cell planning is started, the LTE Neighbor Plan
Setting window is displayed, as shown in Figure 3.2.2.I.1.1.2.
Figure 3.2.2.I.1.1.2 Setting neighboring cell planning parameters (1)
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Co-Site Distance(m): indicates the distance tolerance allowed by cosite cells. This parameter is set due to possible errors of engineering
parameters on the live network.
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Area: indicates the planning area. You can draw multiple planning areas
on the interface to perform the simulation planning. You can select any
required areas for neighboring cell planning. By default, the full map is
planned. You can filter all cells where neighboring cells are not required
in the selected planning area, as shown in Figure 3.2.2.I.1.1.3. If the
Selected property of a cell is not selected, the neighboring cell planning
is not required in the cell.
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Inter-RAT tab page: The Inter-RAT tab page is available when other
network systems (such as UMTS and GSM) are available. You can set
parameters related to the inter-RAT neighboring cell planning on the InterRAT tab page.
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Topology Parameter area: This option is required when planning interRAT neighboring cells in topology mode.
Prediction Parameter area: This option is required when planning interRAT neighboring cells in prediction mode.
Best Handover Area Percent: indicates the best handover area
proportion. The default value is 90(%). In multi-mode networks, the Best
Server area of an LTE-FDD cell may overlap with the Best Server area
of a GSM or UMTS cell. The proportion of this overlap area to the Best
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To: indicates the network system of the target cells after the handover.
The parameter value can be either UMTS or GSM.
During the running progress, you can right-click LTE and choose Stop
Neighbor Allocation to stop the neighboring cell auto-planning.
Figure 3.2.2.I.1.1.2 Stopping neighboring cell auto-planning
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Cause: indicates the reason for configuring a cell as the neighboring cell
of the serving cell. The value of this parameter can be co-site (indicating
that the cell is under the same base station as the serving cell), topology
(indicating that the neighboring cell is selected on the basis of network
topology), coverage (indicating that the neighboring cell is selected on
the basis of prediction results), symmetry (indicating that the cell is
forcibly configured as the neighboring cell of the serving cell to ensure
bidirectional neighboring relationships), force (indicating the
neighboring relationships manually added by users), and existed
(indicating the existing neighboring relationships on the network).
Blue: indicates the neighboring cell relationships that are forcibly added
by a user.
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After you choose Display Option, the following dialog box is displayed:
Figure 3.2.2.I.2.1.2 Setting the geographical display mode of neighboring cells
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Figure 3.2.2.I.2.1.3 Setting the colors of connection lines for the geographical
display mode of neighboring cells
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Selected Cell Color: sets the display color of the source cell.
Select Neighbor type: selects the neighboring cell types for the
geographical display.
Intra Frequency Neighbors: If this parameter is selected, intrafrequency neighboring cell relationships are displayed.
Inter Frequency Neighbors: If this parameter is selected, interfrequency neighboring cell relationships are displayed.
After the preceding settings are complete, enable the geographical display
function, that is, select LTE on the Project Explorer pane. (If LTE is not
selected on the Project Explorer pane, the geographical display function is
disabled.) Then, select the cells whose neighboring cell relationships are to be
viewed on the GIS map or in the table. The geographical display result is
shown in Figure 3.2.2.I.2.1.5.
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The procedure for exporting .xls files is as follows: The comparison status
between planning results and existing neighboring cells are displayed in the
Status column:
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When the neighboring cell planning function is enabled, right-click LTE. In the
displayed window, choose Neighbor Automatic Allocation.
When setting parameters, Force Using Co-site 2G/3G Neighbor for Reference
must be selected.
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Empty List: filters the cells whose neighboring cells are not
configured.
Missing Co-Site: filters the cells that do not configure co-site cells as
neighboring cells.
List >No: filters the neighboring cells whose neighboring cells are
more than the specified value.
Same PCI: filters the neighboring cells with the same PCI.
You can choose only one from the preceding filter criteria.
After the filter criterion is set, click OK. The cells that meet the filter criterion
are displayed.
Step 2 Auditing Neighboring Cell Relationships
Right-click an item in Cell column of the planning result table and choose
Audit.
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Perform the neighboring cell planning again based on the distribution of base
stations on the live network by referring to section 3.1.1"Setting Prediction
Parameters."
You need to select Planning Neighbor based on existed
Neighbor when performing the neighboring cell planning.
2.
You can import the neighboring cell planning result based on the distribution
of base stations on the live network by increment. Neighboring cell
relationships whose statuses are Added do not exist in the neighboring cell
relationships configured on the live network. These neighboring cell
relationships are regarded as miss-configured neighboring cell relationships.
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LTE-FDDCell.xls
Description
*Transceiver Name
Name of a transceiver.
*Cell Name
Name of a cell.
*Active
*Frequency Band
*Channel Index
Channel index.
PCI
RS Power(dBm)
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Start End: indicates the scope of PCIs that can be used for the planning.
The protocol specifies that PCIs ranging from 0 to 503 can be used.
Filter: filters cells in the Area box to filter cells that do not need to be
planned.
Load: imports the cluster information before planning the PCI and the
PCI usage. When the planning is performed again, you can perform the
segmental capacity expansion based on the imported information. For
details about the cluster information about the segmental capacity
expansion, see section IStep 12.
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With Neighbor: indicates that two neighboring cells cannot use the same
PCI. If the PCIs of two neighboring cells are the same, the neighboring
cell planning must be performed or the neighboring cell relationships
must be manually modified.
With Exist PCI: indicates whether to take into account the impact of the
sites whose PCIs are planned on the sites whose PCIs are to be planned.
This parameter is selected in the scenario of capacity expansion in a large
scope (hybrid capacity expansion). For the capacity expansion scenario,
you need to set cells with PCIs in the project.
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Cell Edge Coverage Probability (%): sets the cell edge coverage
probability in Cell Edge Coverage Probability(%).
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If PCIs used for the planning are insufficient or the number of preserved PCIs
is excessively large, the window shown in Figure 3.3.2.I.1.1.2 is displayed.
Figure 3.3.2.I.1.1.2 Example when PCIs are insufficient
During the PCI auto-planning, you can choose STOP PCI Codes Planning to
stop the PCI auto-planning.
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Confirm Code: indicates the confirmed PCI value. You can modify the
parameter value in the table.
2.
The PCIs can be displayed in geographical mode, that is, PCIs in the
Confirm Code column are displayed.
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In the displayed window, you can add PCIs to the display area.
Figure 3.3.2.I.1.2.2 Setting the geographical display of PCIs
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After the preceding settings are complete, PCIs of each cell are displayed on
the GIS map.
Figure 3.3.2.I.1.2.3 Geographical display of LTE PCIs
PCIs are displayed in geographical display mode. Select cells that have
the same PCI, PCI Mod3, or PCI Mod6 with the selected cell.
On the Operation tab page of the Project Explorer pane, right-click LTE
PCI Planning and choose Display Option.
Figure 3.3.2.I.1.2.4 Geographical display of LTE PCIs
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Display Links: specifies whether to display lines between cells that have
the same PCI/PCI Mod3/PCI Mod6 with the selected cell.
Color-Link: sets the color of the line between the selected cell and cells
that have the same PCI/PCI Mod3/PCI Mod6 with the selected cell.
Display Cell Color: indicates whether to display the cells that have the
same PCI/PCI Mod3/PCI Mod6 with the selected cell.
Color-Cell: sets the color of the cells that have the same PCI/PCI
Mod3/PCI Mod6 with the selected cell.
Same PCI: displays cells that have the same PCI with the selected cell.
Same PCI Mod3: displays cells that have the same PCI Mod3 with the
selected cell. The number of transceiver ports must be equal to or greater
than 2.
Same PCI Mod6: displays cells that have the same PCI Mod6 with the
selected cell. The number of transceiver ports is 1.
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Set the connection line mode of the cells that have the same PCI/ PCI
Mod3/PCI Mod6 with the selected cell.
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Set the mode of the cells that have the same PCI/ PCI Mod3/PCI Mod6 with
the selected cell.
After the preceding parameters are set, enable the geographical display
switch, that is, select LTE PCI Planning (if LTE PCI Planning is
deselected, the switch is disabled). Select the cells whose PCIs are to be
displayed on the map. The displayed result is as follows:
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After the PCI planning is complete, network planning engineers can modify
PCIs of cells according to the actual situation. The U-Net provides a quick
and convenient way to modify PCIs of cells, that is, change the Confirm
Code column of cells in the displayed PCI display table.
2.
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Right-click the planning result table to display the PCI Planning Display
window. Click Export to export all contents in the current PCI table.
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The U-Net supports the exporting of planning results in XLS, CSV, and TXT
files, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 3.3.2.I.1.1.2 Template of exporting PCI planning results
2.
The U-Net supports the exporting of the cluster information about the
segmental capacity expansion.
Right-click the planning result table to display the PCI Planning Display
window. Click Export PCI Block Configuration to export the planning
information about the segmental capacity expansion.
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Figure 3.3.2.I.1.2.1 Exporting the cluster information about PCIs that support the
segmental capacity expansion
The U-Net supports the exporting of planning results in CFG files, as shown
in the following figure.
Figure 3.3.2.I.1.2.2 Template for exporting PCI planning results (cluster
information)
Right-click the planning result table to display the PCI Planning Display
window and choose Filter.
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Filter Target: indicates the range of cells to be filtered. All indicates all
cells on the entire network and Planning indicates cells in the planning
scope.
Reuse Tier: indicates the cells where the number of PCI reuse layers is
smaller than or equal to the set value. The maximum interference
distance needs to be set.
Reuse Distance (km): indicates the cells where the PCI reuse distance is
smaller than or equal to the set value. The maximum interference
distance needs to be set.
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Same PCI MOD6 Ratio: indicates the proportion of cells that have the
same PCI mode 6 with the specified cell on the corresponding layer-0
base stations. The maximum interference distance needs to be set. The
value of Number of Antenna Ports is 1.
Same PCI MOD3 Ratio: indicates the proportion of cells that have the
same PCI mode 3 with the specified cell on the corresponding layer-0
base stations. The maximum interference distance needs to be set. The
value of Number of Antenna Ports is equal to or greater than 2.
You can select only one from the preceding five conditions to filter LTE PCI
results.
After configuring the condition, click OK. The cells that meet the filter
condition are displayed in the PCI table.
2.
Right-click the planning result table to display the PCI Planning Display
window and choose Audit.
Figure 3.3.2.I.1.2.1 Auditing LTE PCI results
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Parameters in the Audit window are the same as those in the Filter window.
The difference is that you can simultaneously select cells that meet multiple
conditions. After you click OK, a excel sheet is generated. One worksheet is
generated for one audit condition. After you open an excel worksheet, the
following texts are displayed, showing the statistics information about cells
that meet conditions.
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Checking PCIs
On the Operation tab page of the Project Explorer plane, right-click LTE
PCI Planning and choose Open PCI Codes to display the PCI table.
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In the PCI display window, right-click a cell and choose Audit. For details,
see section 3.3.1.7. You can simultaneously select cells that meet multiple
conditions. Generally, all cells are selected. Click OK. The checking result is
generated and saved in an excel worksheet. You can check the excel
worksheet to check whether the PCI planning is reasonable.
Generally, you need to focus on the Reuse Tier and Reuse Distance tab pages
to find cells whose reuse tiers or reuse distances do not meet requirements. In
addition, check whether the PCI planning is reasonable based on the actual
situation. Manually modify the PCI planning if it is unreasonable.
LTE-FDDCell.xls
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Description
*Transceiver Name
Name of a transceiver.
*Cell Name
Name of a carrier.
*Active
*Frequency Band
*Channel Index
Channel index.
*High Speed
Radius(m)
RS Power(dBm)
LTE-TDDCell.xls
Description
*Transceiver Name
Name of a transceiver.
*Cell Name
Name of a carrier.
*Active
*Frequency Band
*Channel Index
Channel index.
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Parameter (* Indicates a
Mandatory Parameter)
Description
*High Speed
Radius(m)
*Preamble Format
RS Power(dBm)
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Cell Filter: After you click Cell Filter, the cell filter window is displayed. You
can accurately set the cells to be planned, as shown in Figure 3.4.2.I.1.1.3.
Figure 3.4.2.I.1.1.3 Filtering planning cells
You can view PRACH planning results in the planning result window.
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After you click Run, the PRACH auto-planning is started. After the PRACH
auto-planning is complete, the PRACH planning result is displayed, as shown
in Figure 3.4.2.II.1.1.1.
Figure 3.4.2.II.1.1.1 Window of the PRACH planning result
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Lower Reuse Tier (Neighbor): indicates whether the number of reuse tiers is
reduced when resources are allocated to cells.
After the auto-planning is complete, you can view the planning result in any
of the following ways:
On the Project Explorer pane, right-click LTE PRACH Planning and
choose Open PRACH Parameter.
Figure 3.4.2.II.1.1.2 Displaying the window of the planning result
You can display the existing start/end ZC root sequence index of the cell
on the GIS map.
On the Label Display tab page of the Display Field window, remove Min
Root Sequence Index to the Selected Fields area and click OK.
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Figure 3.4.2.II.1.2.2 Viewing the planning result on the GIS map (2)
The existing start/end ZC root sequence index of each cell is displayed on the
GIS map, as shown in Figure 3.4.2.II.1.2.3.
Figure 3.4.2.II.1.2.3 Viewing the planning result on the GIS map (3)
3.
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Select a transceiver on the GIS map. The transceivers that have ZC root reuse
relationship with the selected transceiver are displayed on the GIS map, as
shown in Figure 3.4.2.II.1.3.2.
Figure 3.4.2.II.1.3.2 Displaying transceivers that have reuse relationship with the
selected transceiver on the GIS map
In the planning result window, right-click a record and choose Set Output
Reuse Neighbor Tier.
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In the displayed Set Output Reuse Neighbor Tier window, set Limit Output
Reuse Neighbor Tier and click OK. For example, set Limit Output Reuse
Neighbor Tier to 0.
Figure 3.4.2.I.1.1.2 Setting the number of reuse tiers to be checked (2)
After clicking OK, results in the Reuse Tier(Neighbor) column are changed.
Cells are identified if the number of reuse tiers exceeds the threshold, as
shown in Figure 3.4.2.I.1.1.3
Figure 3.4.2.I.1.1.3 Setting the number of reuse tiers to be checked (3)
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After the planning results are modified, the ZC root sequence and its reuse
relations are calculated again. For example, when the start ZC root sequence
of the first cell shown in Figure 3.4.2.I.1.1.1 is set to 207, the following result
is displayed.
Figure 3.4.2.I.1.1.2 Manually adjusting planning results (2)
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LTE-FDDCell.xls
Description
*Transceiver Name
*Cell Name
Name of a cell.
*Active
*Frequency Band
*Channel Index
Channel index.
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Parameter Description:
Parameters on the General tab page are described as follows:
Select Area: indicates the planning area. You can perform the planning
on the entire network or in the polygon area.
Filter: After you click Filter, the Filter window is displayed. You can
filter the base stations to be planned.
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Frequency Reuse Pattern: indicates the frequency reuse mode, that is,
1x1 mode or 1x3 mode.
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Parameter Description:
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After submitting planning results, you can check the allocation of channel
indexes to sites and the allocation of neighboring channel indexes to sites.
Right-click LTE Frequency Planning and choose Frequency Statistics.
Figure 3.5.2.I.1.1.1 Displaying the frequency statistics window
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You need to set Frequency Band and Channel Index. After the parameters
are set, you can click Find to display all sites that obtain the frequency and its
inter-frequency sites.
For example, Figure 3.5.2.I.1.1.3 shows all sites with the channel index of 2 in
the 2110 FDD 1.4 MHz band and its inter-frequency sites, that is, sites with
the channel index of 1 or 3 in the 2110 FDD 1.4MHz band.
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The Same Frequency Statistics table shows the sites with the customized
frequency bands and channel index. The Neighbor Frequency Statistics table
shows the inter-frequency sites.
2.
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Parameter Description:
After the color is set, click OK. Click Geometry. These sites have been
rendered on the GIS map.
Figure 3.5.2.I.1.2.2 Displaying auditing results on the GIS map
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Figure 3.5.2.I.1.1.1 Displaying frequency planning results on the GIS map (1)
On the Label Display tab page, choose Channel Index from the Available
Fields area and click
to remove Channel Index to the Selected
Fields area.
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Figure 3.5.2.I.1.1.3 Displaying frequency planning results on the GIS map (3)
Click OK. The frequency planning results are displayed on the GIS map, as
shown in Figure 3.5.2.I.1.1.4.
Figure 3.5.2.I.1.1.4 Displaying frequency planning results on the GIS map (4)
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3.6 RF Planning
The LTE RF auto-planning function is used to adjust the antenna downtilt,
antenna azimuth, and power of the reference signal. The purpose is to meet
the target values set by users and decrease the dependence on the experience
of engineers for the live network and decrease the number of repeatedly
adjusting parameters.
After the RF auto-planning is started, you can set related planning parameters
in the displayed RF Planning window, as shown in Figure 3.6.1.I.1.1.2.
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Analysis Area: indicates the analysis area. Cells in this area participate
in the adjustment of RF parameters. You can determine the scope of the
analysis area by choosing the polygon.
Simulation Area: indicates the simulation area. Cells in this area are
considered for the RF planning. After the RF adjustment is complete, you
need to monitor the overall effect after the modification within an area.
The monitored area is the simulation area. If only one polygon is
imported in the project, the same polygon is selected for both the
analysis area and the simulation area. If multiple polygons are imported
in the project, the simulation area must contain the analysis area. For
example, the analysis area is Polygon_Draw_1 and the simulation area is
Polygon_Draw_2, as shown in Figure 3.6.1.I.1.1.1.
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RSRP Target Ratio: indicates the percentage of the areas where the
RSRP is equal to or greater than the RSRP threshold to the simulation
areas. It is an expected effect of the RSRP after the RF planning.
RS SINR Target Ratio: indicates the percentage of the areas where the
RS SINR is equal to or greater than the RS SINR threshold to the
simulation areas. It is an expected effect of the RS SINR after the RF
planning.
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Population Size: indicates the size of a population, that is, the total
number of individuals participated in the calculation in each iteration.
The settings of three parameters are basically the same. The following is an
example of setting Antenna Tilt.
Step Size: indicates the step length at which the downtilt angle is
adjusted.
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Set Max Value to 14. It indicates that the maximum downtilt angle of the
cell is 14 during the RF planning. The value is not related to the initial
downtilt angle of the cell.
Set Min Value to 10. It indicates that the minimal downtilt angle of the
cell is 10 during the RF planning. The value is not related to the initial
downtilt angle of the cell.
Set Max Range to 7. It indicates that the maximum downtilt angle of the
cell is 10 (3 + 7 = 10) during the RF planning. The value is related to
the initial downtilt angle of the cell. Max Range defines the maximum
adjustment range of the downtilt angle based on the initial downtilt angle
of the cell.
Set Min Range to -5. It indicates that the minimal downtilt angle of the
cell is 2 (3 5 =2) during the RF planning. The value is related to the
initial downtilt angle of the cell. Min Range defines the minimal
adjustment range of the downtilt angle based on the initial downtilt angle
of the cell.
Set Step Size to 1. It indicates that the step length is 1 during the RF
planning of the cell, that is, the downtilt angle of the cell is adjusted at
each degree.
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During the RF planning, you can right-click the RF planning group and
choose Stop to stop the RF planning group that is running.
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The RF Result window is displayed. The RF Result window has four tab
pages, General, Graph, Cell Parameters, and Quality. These tab pages are
described as follows:
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Original Fitness: indicates the initial fitness value of a cell. The fitness
value represents cell performance. The higher the fitness value, the better
the cell performance.
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Figure 3.6.3.I.1.1.1 Quality tab page in the RF Result window RSRP coverage
prediction figure
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LTE-FDDCell.xls
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Description
Transceiver Name
Cell Name
Name of a cell.
Active
Frequency Band
Channel Index
Channel index.
Max Power(dBm)
Target Load(DL)
Target Load(UL)
ICIC(UL)
ICIC(DL)
PBCH to RS(dB)
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Parameter
Description
SCH to RS(dB)
RS Power(dBm)
PB
Index for the offset of the power of categoryA and category-B symbols for data REs
relative to the reference signal RE power.
Schedule Policy
Scheduling policy.
PA(dB)
CCU PA(dB)
CEU PA(dB)
Alpha
Po(dBm)
TTI Bundling
VMIMO
PSIC
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Parameter
Description
PUSCH IRC
COMP
Channel Relativity
Transmission Mode
Transmission mode.
For details about the value of this parameter,
see Table 3.1.1.I.1.1.1.5.
LTE-TDDCell.xls
Description
Transceiver Name
Cell Name
Active
Frequency Band
Channel Index
Channel index.
Max Power(dBm)
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Parameter
Description
Target Load(DL)
Target Load(UL)
ICIC(UL)
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Parameter
Description
ICIC(DL)
PBCH to RS(dB)
SCH to RS(dB)
RS Power(dBm)
PB
Index for the offset of the power of categoryA and category-B symbols for data REs to
the reference signal RE power.
Schedule Policy
Scheduling policy.
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Parameter
Description
PA(dB)
CCU PA(dB)
CEU PA(dB)
Alpha
Po(dBm)
TTI Bundling
Multi-user Beamforming
VMIMO
PSIC
PUSCH IRC
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Parameter
Description
COMP
Channel Relativity
Transmission Mode
Transmission mode.
For details about the value of this parameter,
see Table 3.1.1.I.1.1.1.5.
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Procedure
Step 1 In the Explorer window, click the Operation tab page. In the navigation tree,
choose Simulations.
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Step 2 Right-click Simulations and choose New to display the Simulation Group
Properties window.
Figure 3.7.2.I.2.1.1 Creating a simulation group (2)
Site Corr: indicates the shadow fading factor on the base station side.
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Click Calculate to run a simulation group. You can right-click the simulation
group and choose Stop to stop the calculation.
Figure 3.7.3.I.1.1.2 Running a simulation group (2)
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Request area
Number of TTI: indicates the number of TTIs. The U-Net adopts the
semi-dynamic simulation to obtain the instantaneous network
information according toTTI. A shorter TTI increases the precision of
simulation results but requires longer calculation period.
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Results area
Number of TTI: indicates the number of TTIs. The U-Net adopts the
semi-dynamic simulation to obtain the instantaneous network
information according toTTI. A shorter TTI increases the precision of
simulation results but requires longer calculation period. This
parameter is available only in the properties of a single snapshot.
Stat Start Time: indicates the statistics start TTI. This parameter is
available only in the properties of a single snapshot.
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Uplink: indicates the number of uplink users that gain access to each
service.
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Service User: indicates the number of users that gain access to services.
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Parameters: You can refer to the parameter description on the Sites (Average)
tab page for viewing simulation results on the entire network.
Figure 3.7.4.I.1.1.4 shows parameters on the Cells tab page.
Figure 3.7.4.I.1.1.4 Viewing simulation results of a snapshot (4)
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Parameters: You can refer to the parameter description on the Cells (Average)
tab page for viewing simulation results on the entire network.
Figure 3.7.4.I.1.1.5 shows parameters on the Mobiles tab page.
Figure 3.7.4.I.1.1.5 Viewing simulation results of a snapshot (5)
Connection State: indicates the connection status. There are five user
states: Satisfied, ULNoCover, DLNoCover, NoAccess, and OffLine.
Best Server: indicates the best serving cell. After load control is
performed, the value of BestServer changes.
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The U-Net classifies simulation users by user status, user type, mobility
type, service type, and terminal.
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By clicking the icons in the Color column, you can edit the GIS display mode
of users of each type. For example, click the circle on the first row. In the
displayed floating window, you can modify Symbol and Fore Color of users
whose status is Satisfied.
Figure 3.7.4.I.1.1.3 Viewing simulation results on the GIS map (3)
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For example, view users whose statuses are Satisfied and OffLine on the GIS
map.
Figure 3.7.4.I.2.1.3 Viewing simulation results on the GIS map (9)
2.
On the GIS map, double-click a user icon to display the window for the
detailed user information.
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You can choose different studies from the Item column. The CDF/PDF
curve of the selected study is displayed on the right pane.
You can set Figure Style to CDF or PDF. The figure on the right pane is
updated.
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By dragging the scroll bar, you can change the scale of the CDF/PDF
curve.
By choosing Un-Zoom and Undo All Zoom/Pan, you can cancel the
changing of the scale of the CDF/PDF curve.
By choosing Set Scale to Default, you can set the scale to the default
value.
By clicking Export Data, you can export the detailed study values to a
file. Figure 3.7.4.I.1.1.3 shows the exporting of throughput at the
application layer of all users.
IOT(UL): indicates the IOT on the uplink, and is the average uplink
IOTs of all cells.
Load(UL): indicates the uplink load, and is the average load of all cells.
Load(DL): indicates the downlink load, and is the average load of all
cells.
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User Service Time(UL): indicates the user service time on the uplink,
and is the average service time of all users in all cells.
User Service Time(DL): indicates the user service time on the downlink,
and is the average service time of all users in all cells.
Cell Actual Power: indicates the actual transmit power of a cell, and is
the average actual transmit power of all cells.
PUSCH SINR: indicates the PUSCH SINR of a user, and is the average
PUSCH SINR of all users in all cells.
PDSCH SINR: indicates the PDSCH SINR of a user, and is the average
PDSCH SINR of all users in all cells.
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Figure 3.7.4.I.1.1.2 Viewing the average result of multiple network systems (2)
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Click Commit Result. The information about each cell, such as the actual
transmit power, load and IOT, is submitted to NEs. After the information is
successfully submitted to NEs, the following dialog box is displayed:
Figure 3.7.5.I.1.1.3 Submitting the average result of multiple snapshots to NEs
(3)
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Click Commit Result. The information about each cell, such as the actual
transmit power, load and IOT, is submitted to NEs. After the information is
successfully submitted to NEs, the following dialog box is displayed:
Figure 3.7.5.I.1.1.3 Submitting the result a single snapshot to NEs (3)
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Click Export.
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You can see the progress on the lower part of the U-Net. After the progress
reaches 100%, the following dialog box is displayed.
Figure 3.7.6.I.1.1.4 Exporting simulation results in batches (4)
Figure 3.7.6.I.1.1.5 shows the statistics tab pages at the monte carlo level,
such as Statistic, Site, and Cell; the statistics tab pages at the snapshot level,
such as Snapshot0Statistic, Snapshot0_Site, Snapshot0_Cell, and
Snapshot0_Mobile.
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The Column Display dialog box provides three options, All, None, and
Close.
For example, you can select only Site in the Column Display dialog box and
click Close. The Group Result dialog box is displayed, as shown in Figure
3.7.6.I.1.1.4.
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In the displayed Group Result box, only the Site column is displayed. Then,
click Action, and choose Export from the shortcut menu.
Figure 3.7.6.I.1.1.5 Exporting a single statistics result of the simulation (5)
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In the displayed Data Export dialog box, only Site is included in the Export
Fields area. Then, you can click Export to export the site information.
3.8 ASP
Site planning is the first step in a network planning during network
construction. Currently, most telecom operators in the world have deployed
GSM and UMTS networks. As the network technology gradually evolves into
WiMAX, TD-SCDMA, and LTE, telecom operators focus more on using
existing base station resources, reducing costs in network construction, and
improving network construction efficiency.
Telecom operators now cooperate with each other because certain operators
have insufficient spectrum resources. New requirements emerge during this
period in terms of 2G refarming to 3G, 2G network combining, and spectrum
resource sharing. In these scenarios, whether the sites in the reconstructed
networks can provide continuous coverage and absorb traffic is also a major
concern for telecom operators. The U-Net, a professional radio network
planning platform provided by Huawei, helps with site planning in network
deployment, expansion, and combination scenarios. The U-Net also assists
pre- and post-sales network planning personnel in making and verifying site
planning solutions.
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Scenario
Descriptio
n
Site
Select
ion
Site
Additi
on
Using
Existi
ng
MR
Data
Resolvi
ng
Capaci
ty
Proble
m
Resolvi
ng
Capaci
ty
Proble
m
Network
deployment
After operators
propose
coverage and
traffic
objectives, the
U-Net
automatically
provides
recommended
site locations
and
configurations.
Network
expansion
Based on the
problematic
coverage areas
and
overloaded
areas, the UNet
automatically
provides
recommended
site locations
and
configurations.
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Scenario
Scenario
Descriptio
n
Site
Select
ion
Site
Additi
on
Using
Existi
ng
MR
Data
Resolvi
ng
Capaci
ty
Proble
m
Resolvi
ng
Capaci
ty
Proble
m
Network
combinatio
n
Based on the
coverage and
traffic analysis
before network
combination,
the
U-Net
automatically
provides
information
about the sites
to be reserved
and
the
recommended
configurations.
Refarming
Based on the
coverage and
capacity
analysis
for
GSM, UMTS,
and
LTE
networks, the
U-Net
automatically
provides LTE
site locations
and
configurations
appropriate to
refarming.
Electronic Map
Electronic map data is fundamental to ASP in the U-Net. Based on electronic
maps, the U-Net determines signal strength to calculate cells' signal coverage
range and traffic volumes to be absorbed.
The U-Net supports electronic maps in Planet, *.TAB, and *.mif formats. The
U-Net supports the following layers in ASP: clutter map (mandatory), altitude
map (mandatory), vector map (optional), and building height map (mandatory
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if the Vocanno propagation model is used). For details about how to import
electronic maps in the U-Net, see section Error: Reference source not
found"Error: Reference source not found."
Engineering Information
Engineering parameters include information, such as the locations, types,
frequencies, frequency bands, and cell parameters of all existing and
candidate sites, and therefore are the basic data for ASP. Before executing
LTE ASP, ensure that all engineering parameters for candidate sites are
imported to the U-Net.
The U-Net supports the import of engineering parameters in TXT, CSV, XLS,
and XLSX formats.
The engineering parameters contain the following information:
Site information: such as the site name and location (latitude and longitude)
Antenna information: such as the antenna azimuth, downtilt, type, and height
Cell information: such as the cell name, frequency band, RNC ID, and CI
The following attachments are engineering parameter templates for FDD LTE
and TDD LTE.
LTE Site Planning EngineeringParametersLTE-FDD.xlsx
For details about how to import engineering parameters in the U-Net, see
section Error: Reference source not found"Error: Reference source not
found."
MR Data
MR data is reported by the UE to the BSC/RNC during network operation.
You can enable MR data collection function on the BSC/RNC to obtain MR
data reported by all UEs at a specified period. Then, the Nastar locates and
analyzes MR data and converts it into the MR data that can be used for ASP in
the U-Net. With the MR data, the U-Net calibrates signal coverage for cells on
the live network to obtain more accurate coverage. The MR data also helps
analyze statistical information about cell traffic to provide traffic volumes on
each grid. Such information helps users analyze traffic volume that each site
and cell absorbs after ASP.
MR data is not required in certain scenarios: In network expansion scenarios,
the MR data of other vendors is unavailable; telecom operators do not require
high site planning accuracy; MR data cannot be collected in a project; and
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Meaning
Type
Value
Range
TAC
Text
N/A
CI
Text
N/A
Longitude
Floating
point
number
N/A
Latitude
Floating
point
number
N/A
MRCount
Integer
N/A
RSCP
Floating
point
number
N/A
RSRQ
Floating
point
number
N/A
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A grid traffic map is not required if the expected cell traffic volume is
unavailable or when the traffic absorption for the entire network is not taken
into consideration.
Step 2 Set mandatory parameters in the displayed dialog box and click OK.
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Description
Name
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Parameter
Description
Computation area
Resolution (m):
Data Source
Traffic map
MR/DT Conversion
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Parameter
Description
Description
Polygon
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Parameter
Description
Source Layer
Target Layer
Offset(dB)
Description
With shadow
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Parameter
Description
shadow fading margin and preserves the obtained shadow
fading margin in the signal propagation loss to reduce the
impact of shadow fading on signal levels.
Terminal
Service
Mobility
Indoor coverage
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Description
Focus areas
A focused area.
All areas calculated during ASP are regarded as focused
areas, excluding certain intersecting areas. You can
differentiate focused areas by setting different coverage
level thresholds and coverage objective percentages.
Polygon
Used
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Parameter
Description
optimizing a focused area.
RSRP Threshold(dBm)
Frequency Band
Expansion
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Description
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Parameter
Description
status to import the Locked or Excluded status
information about all candidate sites.
Candidate Site
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Description
Default
Value
Value Range
Site Name
Name of a site.
N/A
This parameter
cannot
be
modified.
N/A
This parameter
cannot
be
modified.
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Paramete
r
Description
Default
Value
Value Range
Original
Status
N/A
N/A
True/False
False
True/False
Excluded
N/A
This parameter
cannot
be
modified.
Site Priority
Site priority.
By default, this
option
is
selected.
0-100
By default, this
option
is
selected.
0-100
By default, this
option is cleared.
0-100
By default, this
option is cleared.
0-100
By default, this
option is cleared.
0-100
N/A
This parameter
cannot
be
modified.
User Define
1
User Define
2
User Define
3
Comments
Site comments.
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You can filter sites to be locked according to Site Type and Comments of
candidate cells. Then, you can edit Locked or Excluded status information
about the sites. Site Type and Comments indicate the site type and comments
of sites in imported engineering parameters. In ASP for network deployment
and combination, it is recommended that you use the existing sites of
operators as candidate sites. In existing network scenarios, you must set
Locked status information of existing networks to True, which means that
you select sites for network expansion based on the sites on the existing
network.
Description
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Parameter
Description
Customized weight
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To execute ASP, right-click the new ASP group and choose Calculate from
the shortcut menu, as shown in Figure 3.8.5.I.1.1.2.
Figure 3.8.5.I.1.1.2 Choosing Calculate
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After the calculation is complete, the U-Net prints information about site
planning in the Event Viewer dialog box, as shown in .
Figure 3.8.5.I.1.1.4 Event Viewer dialog box
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After ASP is stopped, the related logs are displayed in the Event Viewer
dialog box, as shown in Figure 3.8.6.I.1.1.2.
Figure 3.8.6.I.1.1.2 Logs in the Event Viewer dialog box
After ASP is stopped, the U-Net does not provide calculation results of this
time. However, the calculation results of the last time are not deleted.
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Description
Duration
Coverage Statistic
Coverage statistics.
The Coverage Statistic area displays the coverage
information about each area based on coverage counters.
Coverage counters include coverage objective, original
coverage status, and final coverage status.
For details about these counters, see Table
3.8.7.I.1.1.3.1.
Capacity Statistic
Capacity statistics.
The U-Net calculates the traffic volume absorbed by each
site when a traffic map is selected during ASP, and
collects statistics about the traffic volume absorbed by
each site after ASP.
For details about these counters, see Table 3.8.7.I.1.1.4.1.
Number of sites.
The Site Number Statistic area displays the number of
macro sites, number of micro sites, number of cells, and
number of carriers before and after the ASP. This helps
learn the overall ASP results.
For details about these counters, see Table 3.8.7.I.1.1.5.1.
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Description
RSRP Threshold(dBm)
Original coverage(%)
Final coverage(%)
Improvement(%)
Improvement percentage.
This parameter indicates coverage improvement
percentage of each area after the ASP.
Improvement area(km2)
Improvement area.
This parameter indicates the coverage improvement area
of each area after the ASP, with the unit of square
kilometers.
Result
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Total PS traffic
volume(KBytes)
Original PS traffic
volume(KBytes):
Final PS traffic
volume(KBytes)
Improvement(%)
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Description
Original number
Final number
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The Site tab page contains statistics on added sites and selected sites. Table
3.8.7.I.1.1.7.1 describes parameters on the Site tab page.
Table 3.8.7.I.1.1.7.1 Parameters on the Site tab page
Parameter Name
Description
Site Name
Name of a site.
Longitude
Longitude of a site.
Latitude
Latitude of a site.
Frequency Band
Original Status
Final Status
SiteType
Type of a site.
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Site Name
Transceiver Name
Name of a transceiver.
Cell Name
Frequency Band
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Final Status
Antenna Type
Type of an antenna.
Azimuth
Azimuth of an antenna.
Height
Height of an antenna.
Mechanical Downtilt
Electrical Downtilt
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Description
Related Cell
Original Status
Final Status
PS Traffic Volume(KBytes)
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Description
Site Name
Name of a site.
Site Type
Type of a site.
Cause
Coverage Score
Traffic Score
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Total Score
Enable
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Description
Coverage Area(km2)
PS Traffic Volume(KBytes)
If you do not select Use corresponding to an item, the item is not considered
when the U-Net calculates the score of the site.
After you set the weight of each dimension, click OK. Then, the U-Net will
recalculate the total scores and priorities of all sites on the Changes tab page.
Remarks: You can filter and sort results displayed in all tables. When sorting
results, you can double-click the table header. When filtering results, you can
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click a triangle symbol in the table header. Then, the filter items are displayed
and you can select items you want to filter, as shown in Figure 3.8.7.I.1.1.2.
Figure 3.8.7.I.1.1.2 Filter items
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On the Site or Transceiver tab page, click the row header. The site or
transceiver is displayed in blue in the middle of the map window.
Figure 3.8.8.I.1.1.2 Window in which the table and map of the site are associated
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Figure 3.8.8.I.1.1.3 Window in which the table and map of the transceiver are
associated
The map window corresponding to the Traffic Absorption tab page displays
the selected transceiver and other transceivers that have traffic absorption
relationships with the transceiver in different colors. In addition, the map
window uses lines and arrows to indicate traffic absorption directions.
Figure 3.8.8.I.1.1.4 Geographical display of traffic absorption
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The Display Setting dialog box contains three tab pages: Symbols, Traffic
Relation, and Cell Coverage. On the Symbols tab page, you can set styles
and colors of new sites. On the Traffic Relation tab page, you can set colors
for cells that have traffic absorption relationships. On the Cell Coverage tab
page, you can set the coverage scope and level of each cell.
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In the New Site Style area of the Symbols tab page, you can set the display
styles for new macro and micro sites, including the size and symbol. In the
Transceiver Color area, you can set different colors for transceivers with
different reasons.
Figure 3.8.8.I.1.1.3 Traffic Relation tab page
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Display the cell coverage area: indicates whether to display cell coverage
areas. You can set the legends for the coverage range display in the table of
the Cell Coverage tab page. If you select Display the cell coverage area, the
coverage range of the cell selected in the left pane of the Traffic Absorption
tab page will be displayed on the GIS map.
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Description
Original RSRP
Final RSRP
RSRP Gain
Original SINR
Final SINR
SINR Gain
In the Study Types dialog box, select layers you want to display and click
OK. Then, the selected layers are displayed in the corresponding ASP groups
and on the GIS map, as shown in Figure 3.8.8.I.1.1.3. You can deselect a layer
in the Study Types dialog box if you do not want to display it on the GIS
map.
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1 ACP
The U-Net provides the automatic cell planning (ACP) function. This function
is used to automatically plan cell parameters (including power, antenna
azimuth, mechanical downtilt, electrical downtilt, and height) based on initial
cell status as well as user-specified areas and allowed cell adjustment range.
This function determines cell parameters for network deployment (including
network combination) and live networks.
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LTE-FDDCell.xls
Description
*Transceiver Name
*Cell Name
Name of a carrier.
*Active
*Frequency Band
*Channel Index
Channel index.
*Max Power(dBm)
*RS Power(dBm)
*Scene
LTE-TDD cell parameters are the same as LTE-FDD cell parameters. For
details, see LTE-FDD cell parameters.
Prerequisites
Procedure
Step 1 Click the Operation tab in the browser window.
Step 2 In the navigation tree, select ACP.
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Step 3 Right-click ACP and choose New from the shortcut menu, as shown in Figure
3.8.8.I.3.1.1.
Figure 3.8.8.I.3.1.1 New Automatic Cell Planning Group
Step 4 In the displayed Group X dialog box, set parameters. For detailed parameter
description, see Parameter Description: Creating an ACP Group.
1.
Click the General tab and set basic ACP parameters. For detailed
parameter description, see General Tab.
2.
Click the Optimization Objectives tab and set an optimization area and
its weight. For detailed parameter description, see Optimization
Objectives Tab.
Click Area Setting in the navigation tree and set optimization area
parameters in the right pane.
Click Objectives in the navigation tree and view information about all
optimization objects in the right pane.
Right-click Objectives and choose New from the shortcut menu to create
an optimization object, as shown in Figure 3.8.8.I.4.1.1.
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3.
At least one antenna beamwidth pattern is required for a physical antenna port.
The electrical downtilt of an antenna beamwidth pattern must be unique for one
physical antenna port.
Click OK.
Click Antenna Group.
In the displayed Antenna Group window, manage physical antenna
groups.
Click OK.
On the Power tab page in the Configuration area, set power parameters.
On the Antenna tab page in the Configuration area, set antenna
parameters.
In antenna combination, click Automatic Combination and set antenna
combination parameters. For details, see section 3.8.9"Setting Antenna
Combination Parameters."
4.
Click the Optimization Cost tab and set optimization cost parameters.
For detailed parameter description, see Optimization Cost Tab.
If Calculate now is deselected during the ACP group creation, you can choose
ACP > ACP group in the navigation tree, right-click the ACP group, and choose
Properties from the shortcut menu to set planning parameters. After the planning
parameters are set, click Run to calculate the ACP group.
During the planning, you can choose ACP > ACP group on the Operation tab
page in the browser window, right-click the ACP group, and choose Stop from the
shortcut menu to stop calculating site planning.
The planning results are displayed in the lower part of the U-Net main window.
For detailed parameter description, see Parameter Description: Querying ACP
Results.
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Prerequisites
Background Information
You need to set parameters for combining antennas in the following scenarios:
introducing new RATs to antenna creation, introducing new RATs to antenna
reconstruction, combining antennas, and combining antennas on multiple
networks.
Procedure
Step 1 Click the Operation tab in the browser window.
Step 2 In the navigation tree, select ACP.
Step 3 Right-click ACP and choose New from the shortcut menu, as shown in Figure
3.8.9.I.3.1.1.
Figure 3.8.9.I.3.1.1 New Automatic Cell Planning Group
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Step 4 In the displayed Group X dialog box, set parameters. For detailed parameter
description, see Parameter Description: Creating an ACP Group.
Step 5 Click the Optimization Configuration tab.
Step 6 Click the Antenna tab in the Configuration area.
Step 7 Click Automatic Combination.
Step 8 In the displayed Automatic Combination dialog box, set antenna
combination parameters. For detailed parameter description, see Table
3.1.1.I.1.1.1.2.
Step 9 Perform the following operations as required.
If...
Then...
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All the transceivers whose antennas have been combined are restored to the
status before antenna combination.
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You have calculated an ACP group.
Background Information
Operations for querying ACP results are the same for GSM, UMTS, and LTEFDD networks. This section uses querying ACP results for an LTE-FDD
network as an example.
Procedure
Step 1 Click the Operation tab in the browser window.
Step 2 In the navigation tree, select ACP.
Step 3 Query the fitness curve.
Right-click ACP and choose Open Curve from the shortcut menu, as shown
in Figure 3.8.10.I.3.1.1.
Figure 3.8.10.I.3.1.1 Open Curve
In the displayed ACP Display Setting dialog box, select planning results to
be queried. For detailed parameter description, see Table 3.8.10.I.3.1.1.1.
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Description
ACP Group
Base Iteration
Base iteration.
Compared Iteration
Display
Display mode.
In the displayed fitness trend chart, view the fitness and cost changes of each
iteration, as shown in Figure 3.8.10.I.3.1.2.
Figure 3.8.10.I.3.1.2 Curve
The left vertical coordinate indicates fitness, the right vertical coordinate
indicates cost, and the horizontal coordinate indicates the number of
iterations.
Step 4 Query the planning result table.
Right-click ACP and choose Open Table from the shortcut menu, as shown
in Figure 3.8.10.I.4.1.1.
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In the displayed ACP Display Setting dialog box, select planning results to
be queried. For detailed parameter description, see Table 3.8.10.I.3.1.1.1.
In the displayed window, check the planning results. For detailed parameter
description, see Parameter Description: Querying ACP Results.
Perform the following operations as required.
If...
Then...
Click Commit.
The ACP results in the table displayed in the window are
applied to NEs.
Click Export.
Set the file format and name, and specify the save path.
Then, click Save.
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ACP is complete.
Background Information
Operations for querying ACP results that are geographically displayed are the
same for GSM, UMTS, and LTE-FDD networks. This section uses querying
ACP results that are geographically displayed for an LTE-FDD network as an
example.
Procedure
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Step 4 In the displayed Display Setting dialog box, set display parameters.
Step 5 Click OK.
Then...
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If...
Then...
need to be geographically
displayed
RF parameter value
differences between two
iterations need to be
geographically displayed
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5 In the displayed Statistics dialog box, view the PDF or CDF chart for the
optimization objective.
A PDF chart displays the percentage of the coverage grid area within each
segment to the total area.
A CDF chart displays the trend of coverage area increase as counter data
increases.
You can view the PDF or CDF chart only for an optimization objective
that contains a counter with a consistent value range.
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Description
Name
Resolution (m)
Planning resolution.
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Parameter
Description
MR data.
With shadow
Indoor Coverage
Technology
RAT.
Terminal
Terminal type.
Service
Service type.
DT / MR Options
DT or MR data options.
This parameter is available when Matrix Creation Type
is set to DT / MR or DT / MR + Prediction.
Priority
Check all
Mode
Planning mode.
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Parameter
Description
stops.
This parameter is available when Customized is selected.
Fitness threshold
Fitness threshold.
When the fitness threshold is reached, the planning stops.
This parameter is available when Customized is selected.
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Description
Optimization Area
Area to be optimized.
When you set multiple optimization areas, the
optimization areas cannot be overlapped.
If there is an optimization objective in an optimization
area, the area cannot be deleted.
Weight
Description
Name
Study
Weight
Optimization Area
Traffic Map
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Parameter
Description
Only CS or PS services can be selected on a traffic map.
The precision of a traffic map must be the same as the
precision of a prediction group.
Layer
Study Parameters
Counter
Description
GSM
Downlink level.
UMTS RSCP
UMTS Ec/Io
LTE RSRP
LTE RS SINR
UMTS
LTE-FDD
Parameter
Description
Signal Level
Threshold(dBm)
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Counter
Parameter
Description
UMTS RSCP
RSCP Threshold(dBm)
UMTS Ec/Io
Ec/Io Threshold(dBm)
UMTS Overlapping
Area
Overlapping RSCP
Threshold(dBm)
LTE RSRP
RSRP Threshold(dBm)
LTE RS SINR
RS SINR Threshold(dBm)
Description
Adjustment area.
Tune
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Parameter
Description
Description
Port
Layer
Available Patterns
Selected Patterns
Description
Physical Antennas
Antenna Groups
Table 3.8.12.I.1.1.1.4 Parameters on the Power tab page in the Configuration area
Parameter
Description
Cell Name
Name of a cell.
Layer
Tune
Current
Range Type
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Description
Max
Maximum power.
This parameter is unavailable when Tune is deselected.
Min
Minimum power.
This parameter is unavailable when Tune is deselected.
Manual
Step
Description
Transceiver Name
Name of a transceiver.
Cell Name
Antenna Type
Current
Antenna beamwidth
transceiver.
pattern
currently
used
Initial
by a
Electrical
Downtilt
Tune
Antenna
Type
Tune
Port
Current
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Parameter
Description
Range
Type
Max
Min
Step
Initial
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Parameter
Description
Manual
Mechanical
Downtilt
Tune
Current
Range
Type
Max
Min
Step
Initial
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Parameter
Description
Manual
Azimuth
Tune
Current
Range
Type
Max
Maximum azimuth.
If Range Type is set to Absolute, the value range is
[0,360).
If Range Type is set to Relative, the value range is [
180,180].
This parameter is unavailable when Tune is deselected.
Min
Minimum azimuth.
If Range Type is set to Absolute, the value range is
[0,360).
If Range Type is set to Relative, the value range is [
180,180].
This parameter is unavailable when Tune is deselected.
Step
Initial
Initial azimuth.
The value range is [0,360).
This parameter is unavailable when Tune is deselected.
Manual
Height
Tune
Current
Range
Range of heights.
Multiple values are separated by ";", for example,
10;20;30.
This parameter is unavailable when Tune is deselected.
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Parameter
Description
Initial
Initial height.
The value range is [0,10000].
This parameter is unavailable when Tune is deselected.
Manual
Co-Site
Synchroniz
ation
Initial TMA
Initial TMA.
If this parameter is set, Initial Site Equipment and Initial
Miscellaneous Tx Loss(DL) must be set.
Initial Feeder
Initial feeder.
If this parameter is set, Initial Feeder Length(DL),
Initial Site Equipment, and Initial Miscellaneous Tx
Loss(DL) must be set.
Initial Miscellaneous
Loss(DL)
Tx
Initial Jump
TMA(DL)
Loss
Ant-
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Initial Jump
BS(DL)
Description
Loss
TMA-
Initial Jump
BS(DL)
Loss
Ant-
Initial
Number
of
Transmission Antenna Ports
Initial
Number
Transmission Antennas
of
Description
Combine same
Location/Height/Azimuth/Me
ch Tilt. transceivers
Universal Combine
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Parameter
Description
This parameter applies to the scenario where base stations
use different rules to combine antennas.
Uncombined Layer
Combined Group
Path
Description
Max cost
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Description
Site Name
Azimuth
Cost
Site Visit
Cost
Site Visit
Electrical
Downtilt
Cost
Site Visit
Mechanical
Downtilt
Cost
Site Visit
Height
Cost
Site Visit
Cost
Site Visit
Power
Replacing
Antenna
Site Visit Cost
Site Type
Type of a site.
Description
Site Name
Name of a site.
Transceiver Name
Name of a transceiver.
Cell Name
Name of a cell.
Original Azimuth
Optimized Azimuth
Azimuth Difference
Original Antenna
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Parameter
Description
Optimized Antenna
Original Height
Optimized Height
Height Difference
Original Power
Optimized Power
Power Difference
Fitness(%)
Fitness Improvement(%)
Cost
Cost Improvement
Description
Azimuth
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Parameter
Description
changed after ACP.
Mechanical Downtilt
Electrical Downtilt
Effective Downtilt
Height
Power
RAT
Network layer.
Base Average X
Compared Average X
Changes of Average X
Description
Optimization Objective
Optimization objective.
Optimization Area
Optimized area.
% of Total Area
% of Total Area
Weight of a counter.
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Parameter
Description
Difference (%)
Electronic Map
An electronic map provides basic data for ACP-Automatic Cell Planning.
Based on the electronic map, the U-Net determines the received signal
strength and uses it to calculate the signal coverage range for each cell and
traffic that can be absorbed by the cell.
The U-Net supports electronic maps in Planet, *.TAB, and *.mif formats.
During ACP-Automatic Cell Planning, the imported electronic map should
contain the following layers: clutter (mandatory), altitude height (mandatory),
vector (optional), and building height (mandatory if the Vocanno propagation
model is used).
For details about how to import an electronic map into the U-Net, see section
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Cell parameters: cell name, frequency band, number of TRXs, LAC, and
CI
For details about how to import engineering parameters, see section 2.4 xx
Prerequisites
Procedure
To create an ACP-Automatic Cell Planning group, perform the following
steps:
1 Click
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Click the General tab, and set parameters on the General tab page, as
shown in Figure 3.8.12.I.1.1.2.
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Description
Name
Resolution(m)
Planning resolution.
The default value is 50m.
A smaller value requires longer calculation time and
memory and disk space.
With shadow
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Parameter
Description
margin.
Indoor Coverage
Technology
Terminal
Service
DT / MR Options
DT first
MR first
Conversion Setting
Calculate now
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2.
Click the Objectives tab and set the computation area, coverage
objectives, and capacity objectives on the Objectives tab page.
1)
Choose Area Setting from the navigation tree in the left pane, and
select a computation area in the right pane.
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3)
When planning both sites and RF parameters, the U-Net uses only
the preset RSRP study for site planning. Other studies only affect RF
parameter planning.
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Description
Name
Study
Weight
Optimization Area
Traffic Map
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Parameter
Description
of the coverage prediction group.
Layer
Study Parameters
4)
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Description
Technology
Used
Traffic Map
Prefer FreqBand
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Parameter
Description
frequency band is greater than the threshold at a location,
the traffic will be absorbed by the cell on the preferred
frequency band.
The LTE network does not support this parameter.
Therefore, even this parameter is set for the LTE network,
the calculation results are not affected.
Layer
Allow Expansion
3.
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Description
Adjustment area.
It is recommended that the adjustment area be consistent
with the computation area.
Optimization Options
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antenna in the right pane. The settings ensure that an antenna with
multiple ports can be used under different RATs.
Choose a port of a physical antenna from the navigation tree in the
left pane, and set the antenna sidelobe pattern supported by the port
in the right pane. The settings are used to optimize the electrical
downtilt angle.
3
Description
Port
Layer
Available Patterns
Selected Patterns
GENEX U-Net
LTE
Description
Physical Antennas
Antenna Groups
New Group
Delete
>
<
GENEX U-Net
LTE
Description
Site Selection
Click the Power tab and set power optimization parameters on the
Power tab page.
GENEX U-Net
LTE
Description
Cell Name
Name of a cell.
Layer
Tune
Current
Range Type
Max
Maximum power.
This parameter is unavailable when Tune is not selected.
Min
Minimum power.
This parameter is unavailable when Tune is not selected.
Step
GENEX U-Net
LTE
Description
Transceiver Name
Name of a transceiver.
Cell Name
Antenna Type
Current
Initial
Electrical Downtilt
Tune
Antenna
Group
Tune
Port
Port of a cell.
If there are multiple cells under a transceiver, the ports of
cells are displayed based on the cell sequence.
Different ports define degrees of all available electrical
downtilt angles of a cell. The U-Net selects a proper
Pattern file only from the antenna pattern files defined for
the port.
GENEX U-Net
LTE
Parameter
Description
Current
Range
Type
Max
Min
Step
Initial
Mechanical
Downtilt
Tune
GENEX U-Net
LTE
Parameter
Description
Current
Range
Type
Max
Min
Step
Initial
Azimuth
Tune
Current
Range
Type
GENEX U-Net
LTE
Parameter
Description
Max
Maximum azimuth.
When Range Type is set to Absolute, the value range is
from 0 to 360, excluding 360.
When Range Type is set to Relative, the value range is
from 180 to 180.
This parameter is unavailable when Tune is not selected.
Min
Minimum azimuth.
When Range Type is set to Absolute, the value range is
from 0 to 360, excluding 360.
When Range Type is set to Relative, the value range is
from 180 to 180.
This parameter is unavailable when Tune is not selected.
Step
Initial
Initial azimuth.
The value range is from 0 to 360, excluding 360.
This parameter is unavailable when Tune is not selected.
Height
Tune
Current
Range
Available heights.
Multiple heights are separated by a semicolon (;), for
example, 10;20;30.
This parameter is unavailable when Tune is not selected.
Initial
Initial height.
The value range is from 0 to 10000.
This parameter is unavailable when Tune is not selected.
Manual
Co-Site
Synchro
nization
GENEX U-Net
LTE
Parameter
Description
Initial TMA
Initial TMA.
If this parameter is set, Initial Site Equipment and Initial
Miscellaneous Tx Loss(DL) must be set.
Initial Feeder
Initial feeder.
If this parameter is set, Initial Feeder Length(DL),
Initial Site Equipment, and Initial Miscellaneous Tx
Loss(DL) must be set.
Initial Miscellaneous
Loss(DL)
Tx
Initial Jump
TMA(DL)
Loss
Ant-
Initial Jump
BS(DL)
Loss
TMA-
Initial Jump
BS(DL)
Loss
Ant-
GENEX U-Net
LTE
Parameter
Description
Initial
Number
of
Transmission Antenna Ports
Initial
Number
Transmission Antennas
of
Click the Sites tab and set antenna optimization parameters on the
Sites tab page.
Table 3.8.12.I.1.1.13.1 Parameters on the Sites tab page in the Configuration area
Parameter
Description
Site Name
Layer
Original Status
Initial
site
status.
The value can be Existed or Candidate. Existed: A site is
available and deployed on the live network.
The site is used for initial network capacity and coverage
calculation, and it is not used for site selection.
Candidate: A site is a candidate site. The site is not used
for calculating initial network coverage and capacity
calculation.
GENEX U-Net
LTE
Parameter
Description
Locked
Excluded
Site Type
Site Cost
Site Priority
Priority of a site.
The value 0 indicates the lowest priority. A higher priority
indicates a higher power probability a candidate site will
be selected.
The final score of Site Priority and Site Cost determines
the final site selection priority.
User Define 1
User Define 2
User Define 3
Comments
Comments on sites.
4.
Click the Costs tab, and set optimization cost parameters on the Costs
tab page.
Cost parameters are not proper and therefore are not recommended in the
ACP-Automatic Cell planning function.
4 Click OK.
The created ACP-Automatic Cell Planning group is displayed under the ACPAutomatic Cell Planning node.
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Prerequisites
You have calculated an ACP-Automatic Cell Planning group.
GENEX U-Net
LTE
Context
Operations of checking ACP-Automatic Cell Planning results are the same for
GSM, UMTS, and LTE FDD. This section uses the operations of checking
ACP-Automatic Cell Planning results for LTE FDD as an example.
Procedure
5 Click
GENEX U-Net
LTE
Description
Site Name
Name of a site.
Transceiver Name
Name of a transceiver.
Cell Name
Name of a cell.
Layer
Longitude
Longitude of a cell.
Latitude
Latitude of a cell.
Tuned
States
Antenna Type
Azimuth
Mechanical Downtilt
Electrical Downtilt
Height
Power
Coverage Area(km2)
GENEX U-Net
LTE
Parameter
Description
Final: final coverage area for a best serving cell.
Poor Coverage Ratio: percentage of the poor coverage
area.
CS Traffic(Erlang)
PS Traffic(KByte)
Traffic Overflow
TRXs/Carriers
Then
1 Click Changes Summary.
1 In the displayed Changes Summary dialog box, check
the number of selected sites, number of new macro
sites, number of micro sites, number of sites whose
capacity is expanded at each network layer, and
number of cells for which the following parameters
are adjusted on the live network: azimuth,
mechanical and electrical downtilt angles, height,
power, and antenna.
GENEX U-Net
LTE
Then
2 You can check the numbers of adjusted sites and cells in
the bar charts in the lower part of the dialog box.
Commit ACP-Automatic
Cell Planning results
GENEX U-Net
LTE
Description
Layer
Network layer.
Display
Selected Site
Expansion
Azimuth
Mechanical
Electrical
Height
Power
Antenna Type
GENEX U-Net
LTE
Description
Area
Layer
Study
Initial(%)
Initial Area(km2)
Final(%)
Final Area(km2)
Improvement(%)
Improvement percentage.
Improvement percentage = Initial coverage
achievement percentage Final coverage
achievement percentage
Improvement Area(km2)
Improvement area.
Improvement area = Initial coverage
achievement area Final coverage
achievement area
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GENEX U-Net
LTE
Prerequisites
The ACP-Automatic Cell Planning is complete.
Context
Operations of displaying ACP-Automatic Cell Planning results on a map are
the same for GSM, UMTS, and LTE FDD. This section uses the operations of
displaying ACP-Automatic Cell Planning results on a map for LTE FDD as an
example.
Procedure
To set parameters for geographical display, perform the following steps:
8 Click
GENEX U-Net
LTE
15 In the displayed Statistics dialog box, check the PDF or CDF statistics chart
for the current objective.
The PDF statistics chart displays the percentage of the area for the
coverage grids within each range to the total area.
The CDF statistics chart displays the increase trend of the coverage area
with the increase of study values.
GENEX U-Net
LTE
You can view the PDF or CDF chart only for an optimization objective
that contains a counter with continuous values.
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Appendix
Step 2 You must prepare the default parameters. Also, you can set optional
engineering parameters based on the network system information and
scenarios (export engineering parameters based on the coverage prediction or
neighboring cell planning). The following is an example of setting parameters
in the LTE-FDD network.
Common counters are selected by default to facilitate your
selection. You can deselect default counters as required. The Site
Name study must be selected for a site. The Site Name and
Transceiver Name counters must be selected for a transceiver.
The Transceiver Name and Cell Name counters must be selected
for a cell. You can select other counters as required. To successfully
import data, the mapping among Site Name, Transceiver Name,
and Cell Name must be correct, as shown in Figure 4.1.1.I.2.1.1.
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4.2 Polygon
The ATOLL provides multiple zones. Compared with the ATOLL, the U-Net
provides polygons that can be configured more flexible and convenient. The
U-Net provides polygons of only one type and does not distinguish polygons
by functions. You can select polygons based on concrete services. For
example, you can select a prediction area in the prediction group window
when the prediction is performed and select a planning area in the neighboring
cell planning window when the neighboring cell planning is performed.
On the GIS map, right-click the line or point of a polygon and choose
operations such as Properties, Show Polygon Name, Add Point, Edit Point,
Delete Point, and Delete Polygon.
Move the cursor to the frame of the polygon. You can view simple properties
of the polygon, such as name, area, top boundary, bottom boundary, left
boundary, and right boundary.
Figure 4.2.2.I.1.1.3 Viewing properties of a polygon
(Region Properties: On the Region Properties tab page, you can set the name
of the polygon, and set whether the polygon name and comments are
displayed on the GIS map.)
(Points List: On the Points List tab page, you can add, delete, or edit the point
comprising the polygon in X/Y or Longitude/Latitude mode.)
Figure 4.2.3.I.1.1.4 Polygon properties (3)
(Font: On the Font tab page, you can modify the display font of the polygon
name.)
(Color & Line: On the Color & Line tab page, you can modify the frame
color of the polygon, filling color of the polygon, and line width.)
Step 2 Choose a combination mode (Intersect, Union, or Exclude) and select the
polygons to be combined in the Current Polygons area. Then, click Run to
generate a new polygon in the Output area. You can rename or delete the
generated polygon, as show in Figure 4.2.4.I.2.1.1.
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on the tool bar to display the point analysis window. The mouse
pointer changes to
, indicating the location of the receiver. Right-click the
circle and choose Coordinate to set the coordinate of the point.
Cell: indicates the selected cell. The terrain profile between the selected
cell and the terminal is analyzed.
DL RSRP: indicates the downlink RSRP strength from the selected cell
to the receiver.
If you want to view the downlink path loss from the selected cell to the
receiver, choose Path Loss.
Figure 4.3.1.I.1.1.5 Point analysis (5)
You can view the terrain profile between the transceiver and the receiver on
the lower part of the point analysis window.
Figure 4.3.1.I.1.1.6 Point analysis (6)
The blue ellipsoid is the Fresnel region for calculating the diffraction. The
green line indicates the horizon propagation distance. Right-click the terrain
profile and choose Link Budget to check the conditions related to the link
budget. When the cell propagation model is SPM, you can choose Model
Details to view the detailed information about the propagation model. Rightclick the terrain profile and choose Copy to copy the current terrain profile to
the shear plate of the operating system.
You can view all cells and signal strengths when the dynamic scope of the
signal strength received by the receiver in the location is about 30 dB. The
function is similar to that of the Overlapping Zones study. If the number of
cells whose signals can cover the point is larger, the number of the cells
interfering the main service cell is larger.
You can also click Results to display the Results window, as shown in Figure
4.3.2.I.1.1.2.
You can view not only the received signal strength of all transceiver but also
the latitude/longitude, altitude height, and terrain type of the receiver in the
specified location.
order. The cell with the strongest receiving strength is the best server cell at
the specified location.
You can view the pilot signals, service signals, and whether the uplink and the
downlink are abnormal on the right part of the point analysis window. You can
click Downlink to display the related downlink signal status and click Uplink
to display the related uplink signal status.
Figure 4.3.3.I.1.1.2 Point analysis (10)
The point analysis function can use output parameters of capacity simulation
results as input parameters for calculating pilot signals and service signals.
For example, if a concrete capacity simulation group is selected (as shown in
Figure 4.3.3.I.1.1.5), the signal receiving status at the point is calculated using
the uplink load, downlink load, and IOT of the group after the simulation is
complete. If you set Simulation Group to (None), the signal receiving status
at the point is calculated using the uplink load, downlink load, and IOT set in
the cell table.
4.4 Print
The U-Net can print display contents on the GIS map or print display contents
in a PDF file. The operation procedure is as follows:
Step 1 Set print parameters: Choose File > Print to display the Print Setting
window.
Figure 4.4.1.I.1.1.1 Entrance for printing setting
Parameter Description:
Parameters on the Page tab page are as follows:
Figure 4.4.1.I.1.1.3 Printing setting window (2)
Name: indicates the template name. You can configure a template and
select a template when printing related results.
Paper: indicates the paper size and source. Size: indicates the paper size,
such as A4. Source: indicates the paper source and the default value is
used.
Scaling: indicates the print scale. Fit to Page indicates that the selected
map area is automatically adjusted to a proper size so that all contents are
printed on a piece of paper; Scale indicates that the print scale is
customized.
Margins: indicates the page margins. Left indicates the left margin,
Right indicates the right margin, Top indicates the top margin, and
Bottom indicates the bottom margin.
Print Area: sets the print area. The default value is Full Map. That is,
the entire operation area is printed.
Legend: sets the position of the legend information on the print map.
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Prepare the CW data file or DT data file. You can pre-process the data in
the file to avoid that the data amount is excessively large. If the Probe is
used for the drive test, the Assistant can be used to process the data file.
If other tools are used for the drive test, the data file is processed by
another tool.
The propagation model calibration function can be performed only
after the drive test data is pre-processed. The U-Net does not
support the data pre-processing.
In the window, choose a CW file and click Open to display the Import File
window.
Figure 4.5.2.I.1.1.2 Window for importing the CW data
Parameters in the Reference Transceiver area are setting items for Bin
point information. Name: indicates the name of the transceiver
corresponding to the Bin point data. Frequency: indicates the frequency
of the transceiver.
Parameters in the Receiver area are setting items for the receiver
information. Currently, these parameters are not used in the propagation
model calibration of the U-Net.
Parameters in the Field Mapping area setting items for Bin point import
data. Contents of a CW file can be previewed in the Field Mapping area
and columns are automatically matched. You need to confirm whether
the matched column information is correct. If the matched column
information is incorrect, you need to manually modify the matching
relationship.
After all data are set, click Import to import the CW data. If the data is
successfully imported, the corresponding data is displayed in the navigation
tree and the corresponding Bin point is displayed on the GIS map.
Figure 4.5.2.I.1.1.3 Project display after the CW data is imported
You can set parameters in the Adjust Form window. Parameters are described
as follows:
Select Measurement File: selects the CW file whose data is used for the
calibration.
Select the Parameters that You Want to Calibrate: selects the SPM
model coefficient participating in the calibration.
After all parameters are set, click Calibrate to perform the propagation model
calibration. If the calibration is successful, a window is displayed, as shown in
Figure 4.5.3.I.1.1.3.
As shown in Figure 4.5.3.I.1.1.3, the table on the upper left part shows the
data of each coefficient in the SPM before and after the calibration. The lower
left part shows some statistics information. The figure on the right part shows
the path loss calculated by the propagation model, path loss during the actual
drive test, and path loss calculated after the calibration. If you are satisfied
with the calibration result, you can click Commit to submit the calibrated
coefficient to the propagation model. If you are not satisfied with the
propagation mode, you can click Next to set parameters and perform the
calibration again.
You can select the layer to the adjusted from the Map Layer down-down list
and set the step length for each adjustment (the step length ranging from 10 m
to 10000 m). Click the four direction buttons. Each time you click a direction
button, the selected layer is moved to the specified direction at the specified
step length.
Figure 4.6.1.I.1.1.2 Map calibration (2)
Figure 4.6.1.I.1.1.3 shows the map adjustment effect. The Clutter layer is
separated from the Height layer.
The adjusted position is saved in the project. The index file of the
map, however, is not overwritten.
4.7.1 Polygon
The U-Net supports the export of polygons in MIF or TAB formats. You can
set Export Type to Longitude/Latitude or X/Y. The operation procedure is
as follows:
Step 1 Right-click the polygon to be exported in the navigation tree (you can export
polygons in batches on the Polygon node) and choose Export.
When importing polygons in MIF or TAB formats from the U-Net, you can
set Import Type to Longitude/Latitude or X/Y. The operation procedure is
as follows:
Step 3 On the GEO tab page, right-click Polygons and choose Import.
Figure 4.7.1.I.3.1.1 Importing polygons in MIF format (1)
Step 4 Set the import format, MIF or TAB. Select the polygons to be imported.
Multiple polygons can be selected at the same time.
Figure 4.7.1.I.4.1.1 Importing polygons in MIF format (2)
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Step 2 In the Export Results window, set the export path, select MIF, and click
Export.
Figure 4.7.2.I.2.1.1 Exporting prediction results (2)
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results.
Step 2 After setting the preceding parameters, click View (to directly start the Google
Earth client in the U-Net) or Save (to save the results in a KMZ/KML file and
then start the Google Earth client separately to display the KMZ/KML file).
Figure 4.8.1.I.2.1.1 Interconnection with the Google Earth (3)
If you need to display multiple prediction result layers on the Google Earth
separately, you are advised to save the results in a KMZ/KML file and start the
Google Earth client separately to view the KMZ/KML file.
If you start the Google Earth client using the U-Net, you have to start the client
for multiple times. You cannot control the layer display mode of the Google Earth
in the U-Net.
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Based on the Volcano ray tracing model, the prediction is performed using
maps of four precisions, 5 m, 20 m, 50 m, and 100 m. The area of the map
with the precision of 100 m is the largest and contains the areas of other three
maps. The four maps are overlapped, as shown in Figure 4.9.1.I.1.1.1.
Figure 4.9.1.I.1.1.1 Relations of maps with four precisions
The prediction at the boundary of the map may be abnormal when the Volcano
ray tracing model is used for the prediction of sites at the boundary of the
map. As shown in Figure 4.9.1.I.1.1.2, the Volcano mini model is used when
the base stations are at the boundary of the map with the precision of 5 m. The
prediction area is available only in the map with the precision of 5 m but is
unavailable in the map with the precision of 20 m. Therefore, the prediction
result is unavailable.
Figure 4.9.1.I.1.1.2 Prediction before maps are combined
During the simulation of the U-Net, the map data is set separately for the
Volcano ray tracing model. The map data imported by the U-Net cannot be
used by the Volcano ray tracing model. The setting of the map data for the
Volcano ray tracing model is shown in Figure 4.9.1.I.1.1.3.
Figure 4.9.1.I.1.1.3 Volcano map parameter settings
2. Modify the binary files of maps with four precisions based on the new
clutter ID and modify the data in the original binary files in batches using
the new clutter IDs. Saving modes of maps in different formats are
different. For example, in maps in planet format, two bytes stand for a
lattice. The first byte is usually 00 and the last byte is the real data. For
maps in other formats, such as bil or grc, one byte stands for a lattice.
3. Combine contents in index files of maps with different precisions to an
index file.
4.
Copy binary files of maps with all precisions to the same directory of the
index file.
Combine Height files: You only need to copy the binary file to the same
directory of the index file and modify the index file.
Combine Vector layers: You cannot combine Vector layers. Vector layers of
maps with different precisions must be separated by different directories.
Combine Building layers: The folders can be used directly.
After the Volcano mini model imports the combined map, the prediction in the
area of the map with the precision of 20 m is normal, as shown in Figure
4.9.1.I.1.4.1.
Figure 4.9.1.I.1.4.1 Prediction figure of the combined map
Step 1 Use the text editing tool to open the Projection file, as shown in Figure
4.10.1.I.1.1.1.
Figure 4.10.1.I.1.1.1 Format of the Projection file
The first line: GRS-1980 indicates that the ellipsoid model of the map is
GRS-1980.
The second line: 32 indicates the zone number of the projection zone. The
same projection zone has two models, southern hemisphere and northern
hemisphere. You can determine the hemisphere of the map based on the lastdigit data of the fourth line. When setting the coordinate system, select 32S
for a map of the southern hemisphere and 32N for a map of the northern
hemisphere.
The third line: UTM indicates that the projection mode of the map is the
UTM mode.
The fourth line: The first data indicates latitude and the second data indicates
longitude. An origin point can be determined based on the latitude and
longitude. The third data indicates the offset in the X direction compared with
the origin point (a value larger than 0 indicates the offset in the western
direction and a value smaller than 0 indicates the offset in the eastern
direction). The fourth data indicates the offset in the Y direction compared
with the origin point (a value larger than 0 indicates the offset in the southern
direction and a value smaller than 0 indicates the offset in the northern
direction). The point after the offset is the coordinate origin point of the
current projection system.
Step 2 Set the coordinate system of the U-Net. On the GEO tab page, right-click
Map and choose Coordinate to display the Coordinate Systems window.
Step 3 In the preceding example, the UTM projection mode is used. Therefore, set
Find in to WGS84 UTM zones. The longitude zone is 32 and the map is for
the northern hemisphere. Therefore, select the WGS81/UTM zone 32N line
and click Apply to apply the current projection system.
----End
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4.11.2 Rollback
Function description: You can roll back operations of the latest three steps.
The rollback can be performed on the GIS map, such as moving sites or
polygons on the GIS map.
The rollback procedure is as follows:
Choose Edit > Undo.
Also, you can press Ctrl+Z to perform the rollback.
Step 2 In the displayed Table Fields dialog box, click Add to add custom fields.
Figure 4.11.3.I.2.1.1 Custom fields (2)
Group: This parameter is not in use. The value is the same as that of
Legend.
Type: indicates the data type. The U-Net supports four data types, Text,
Integer, Double, and Boolean.
Step 2 Search for the highest point within the specified radius. The height of the
Building layer can be included.
Figure 4.11.5.I.2.1.1 Moving a site to a higher location (2)
Step 3 The site is automatically moved to the highest points in the specified area.
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Step 2 Fix two points on the map. Select a point and move the cursor. The terrain
profile between the two points is displayed on the lower right part.
----End
Step 2 On the GIS map, fix a point and move another point with the cursor. The
distance between the two points and the sliding coordinate information are
displayed on the lower part of the window.
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Height above the ground: indicates the height higher than the
ground surface.
Height above the average ground: indicates the height higher than
the average ground surface.
Limitation to free space loss: indicates whether to limit the loss in the
free space. This parameter is not used during the actual calculation.
In the mountain area, the prediction results of the U-Net and those
of the Atoll are different. The diffraction function is enabled in the
propagation mode of the Atoll. The diffraction function of the U-Net
is disabled by default. After the diffraction function of the U-Net is
manually enabled, the prediction results of the U-Net are basically
the same as those of the Atoll.
Parameters
4.12.3 SPM
Figure 4.12.3.I.1.1.1 SPM parameter window
Parameters
Max Distance: indicates the distance limitation for calculating the clutter
loss. For example, if Max Distance is set to 50 m, this indicates that
only the clutter loss within 50 m between the receiver and the transceiver
is calculated when calculating the clutter loss. (If the distance between
the receiver and the transceiver is smaller than 50 m, only the clutter loss
within their distances is calculated.)
Limitation to free space loss: See the parameter description for CostHata parameters.
Clearance(m): indicates that the clutter loss within the specified scope is
taken into consideration.
4.12.4 ITURP
Figure 4.12.4.I.1.1.1 ITURP parameter window
Limitation to free space loss: See the parameter description for CostHata parameters.
4.12.5 Keenan-Motley
Figure 4.12.5.I.1.1.1 Keenan-Motley parameter window
Limitation to free space loss: See the parameter description for Cost-Hata
parameters.
4.12.6 Volcano
The property window of the Volcano model is shown in Figure 4.12.6.I.1.2.1.
Vertical analysis mode: indicates the vertical analysis mode. When the
imported map is a raster map, the parameter value is Raster favourite;
when the imported map contains a vector map, the parameter value is
Vector favorite.
2.
You can set parameters related to the clutter type on the Clutters tab page.
Clutter types in the table are read by the Volcano model from the imported
map, including raster clutters and vector clutters, as shown in Figure
4.12.6.I.1.2.1.
Figure 4.12.6.I.1.2.1 Volcano model setting (2)
Height: indicates the clutter height. This parameter can be set only in
raster maps.
Clutter exclusion: indicates that users of the selected clutter types are
not considered when prediction signals are calculated.
Prediction along linears: This area is used when the path loss matrix
file of the linear vector is imported. This parameter is set when
Coverage prediction mode is set to Along linears, and the preceding
clutter tables contain linear clutters.
3.
Interaction weighting