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Technical Support

AIRCOM OPERATION STEPS

Author

: Putri Nurina ayuningtias

[email protected]

Date

: 06 January 2010

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CONTENT
1. Tutorial Create Project ................................................................................................. 3

Create Best Server .................................................................................................. 14

Delete Site .............................................................................................................. 33

Selection Site ......................................................................................................... 35

Change Site Configuration ..................................................................................... 36

Change Coordinate Longitude and Latitude .......................................................... 38

Create report ........................................................................................................... 39

2. Tutorial Create C/I Plot ................................................................................................ 41

3. Tutorial Create Aircom Picture (Coverage & C/I Plot) ............................................... 51

Calculate Polygon Statistic .................................................................................... 63

4. Tutorial Create Filter .................................................................................................... 67

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TUTORIAL CREATE PROJECT & BEST SERVER

1. Prepare site import
make xml file
fill make resolution
OK
Make folder temp
C:\temp
Make sure map resolution is correct. For city area
20, island
50.

2. Open AIRCOM ENTERPRISE Suite

3. Make new project
Start Project
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Fill project name

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Change Coordinate System :

Group
Universal Transvesre Mercator

System
The zone is depend on digital map

Datum
WGS84

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Fill Map data directories
based on digital map

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User data directories:

Make folders in your computer drive such as user preference, prediction, coverage
array, and user line

Browse based on folder that already make

Browse Color palette in Program File
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ENTERPRISE 5.2
Common
colours.txt

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Map Data Extend
Calculate
OK

Start Project

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4. Import xml file feeder

Browse xml feeder file

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5. Import xml file Propagation Model
same with no. 4
6. Import antenna file

Sign Add to all projects if all project use same antenna.

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7. Commit Propagation Model

Commit all propagation models one by one

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8. Commit feeder

Just commit all
directly commit all feeder type

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9. Commit Antenna

Just commit all
directly commit all antenna type

Commit Antenna only at the first time create project (in case all project use same
antenna), others project unnecessary.

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CREATE BEST SERVER

10. Import site

Browse xml site import file
C:\temp

Only select 3 file as below except Neighbors.xml

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11. Insert Polygon

Put polygon file on user line folder

Make sure polygon coordinate is same with digital map coordinate

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Select User Vectors
Add Vector
Fill name of vector

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Select user line folder that contain polygon file

Right click and select import vector file

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Select polygon file on user line folder

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Delete previous vector file and save all

12. Open 2D View

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Open Key/Legend

12. Show polygon and site

Data Types
User Vectors
select polygon

Data Types
Filters
select All

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Click filters
All
Property, MSC, BSC
select shape None

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Make the polygon fit with 2D View using Zoom button
Right click
Favorites
Save As

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Fill name of Favorite

13. Change Service Level

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Change the color and label as needed using Add, Remove, and Modify button. The color
below is just example for phase 1.

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Change the service level as needed
Apply
Commit.
The service level below is just example for phase 1

14. Calculate Pathloss Prediction

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If want to calculate all site in 2D View
select Sites and cells in view
then click
in 2D View

If want to calculate just selection site
select Sites and cells in filter (selection)
after select the selection site in 2D View

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15. Make Best Server

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Make sure Filter is correct

Only select Best Server

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Select Best Server
Redraw

16. Export to MapInfo file (.TAB)

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Browse file output directory

Select Generate TAB/DAT files

Coordinate project same with coordinate digital map

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ADDITIONAL TUTORIAL
17. Delete site

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Click Wastebasket

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18. Selection Site

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Select site that needed as below

19. Change site configuration (if needed)

Antennas
Antena and Feeder type, Azimuth, Downtilt, etc

General
Propagation Model

After change
Apply
Commit All

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Change Power of BTS depend on Propagation Model

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20. Change Coordinate Longitude and Latitude

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Select DLL then change the coordinate

21. Create Report

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Select Format
Excel
Select information that wants to report
Generate

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TUTORIAL CREATE C/I PLOT

1. Prepare site import
fill Cell ID and BCCH column based on C/I database using
vlookup expression
make xml file.
2. Open Project in Aircom
3. Setting configuration C/I Plot

Select 1800

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At General
fill name BCCH-Layer
select Control layer
Apply and Commit

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At Carriers
select all Carriers Available
move to right side
Apply and
Commit

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At Carriers Layers
Move BCCH-Layer to right side
Apply
Commit

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At Serving and Interfering Cells
select 4 items as below

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At Coverage/Interference
select 3 items as below

4. Import Site that already prepare BCCH and CI
procedure same with no. 10 Create
Best Server

5. Calculate Pathloss Prediction

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6. Create Arrays
make sure Filter is correct and select Best Server, Worst Interferer
and Total Interference

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7. Set C/I service level
select Total Interference and double click

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Select interference units
C/I and Change color and level dB

Set color and level dB as below (for all region except Balikpapan)

For Balikpapan color and level dB as below

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Select Total Interference
Redraw

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TUTORIAL CREATE AIRCOM PICTURE

(Coverage Plot and C/I Plot)
1. Create Arrays
just for site around the polygon then only select Best server

Coverage Plot
only Best Server

C/I Plot
Best Server, Worst Interferer and Total Interference

2. Create Polygon that want to create picture

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Select User Vectors
Add Vector and Fill name of vector

Select user line folder that contain polygon file

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Select tes.tab
click Shape

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Follow polygon line until back to start. Then double click at the start.
Close Drawing Box

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User Vectors
Select polygon (tes)
Double click at polygon (tes)
setting the width of polygon
Apply
If needed also can change Color and Style of polygon

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Set the polygon in order to fit with 2D View

3. Create the picture

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Orientation
select Landscape
Printer
Universal Document Converter

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Fill The Title (depending on the needs)

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Aircom Picture

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ADDITIONAL TUTORIAL
4. Calculate Polygon Statistic

Create polygon that want to calculate

Create Best Server
only for site around polygon

Right Click at Best server
select Statistic

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Analysis Area
Restrict polygon by select only polygon that want to calculate

Report Section
also restrict the polygon

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Report Section
select depending on the needs

Pixel Criteria Definitions
also select depending on the needs
Generate

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Select Microsoft Excel

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TUTORIAL CREATE FILTER

1. Prepare Site Import base on OnAir site list
Give sign n for not OnAir site and sign y for OnAir site
create xml file

2. Open Project in Aircom

3. Setting configuration Filter

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Fill filter name
n for not OnAir and y for Onair

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Select ID
move to right side

Click Cell Site ID
select Operator
Contains

Fill sign n

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Filter Type
select Dynamic

Element Types
select All Types

At General
Uncheck Property, MSC, and BSC

At Cell Site
Shape circle (1), Line and Fill color is Black (follow this configuration)

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At Cell (GSM)
Shape (0)

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4. Make filter again for OnAir Site
the configuration is same with not OnAir Site but
different color (follow this configuration)

5. Import Site that already prepare
procedure same with no. 10 Create Best Server

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6. Only show OnAir Site (y)
Redraw

7. Calculate Pathloss Prediction
only OnAir Site

8. Create Best Server

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9. Select Best Server and select filter n & y
Redraw

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