Atoll 2.6.

ATOLL Training
2.6.1

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2.6.1

ATOLL GENERAL FEATURES

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 TRAINING PROGRAM
Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

1. General Introduction

2. Working Environment

3. Creating an .atl Document

4. Managing Geographic Data

5. Managing Radio Data

6. Managing Computations

7. Project Outputs

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 1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION
Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O TRAINING OVERVIEW

O ATOLL GENERAL CONCEPTS

1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION

O ATOLL MULTI-
MULTI-USER ENVIRONMENT

O MANUALS

O HELP & SUPPORT

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 TRAINING OVERVIEW
Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O THEORETICAL PARTS
Q General Features
Q Specific Technology Features

O HANDS-
HANDS-ON EXERCISES
1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION

O FOCUS ON PRACTICAL TRAINING

O TRAINING CLASS SCHEDULE

Q 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Q 15 minute breaks (morning & afternoon)
Q 1 hour break at lunch time
Q Please: no emails, nor phone calls during the class

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 ATOLL GENERAL CONCEPTS
Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O MULTI-
MULTI-TECHNOLOGY TOOL
Q 2G, 3G, WiMax, TD-
TD-SCDMA, Microwave links
Q 2G-
2G-3G and 3G-
3G-2G handoff studies
Q Dedicated project templates

O OPEN, SCALABLE AND FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURE

1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION

O LARGEST THIRD-
THIRD-PARTY PRODUCT OFFERING AVAILABLE ON THE
MARKET
Q ACP, AFP, Dynamic Simulators, Propagation Models, Etc.

O ERGONOMIC AND USER-

USER-FRIENDLY GUI
Q Windows-
Windows-based tool
Q Copy/paste and export/import of radio/geo data in/from standard
applications

O FLEXIBILITY IN DATA MANAGEMENT

Q Display, sorts, filters

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Atoll supports different windows-based operating systems : NT4, 2000 or XP.

Notes
• A toolkit is available for full-integration of additional propagation models, automatic planning tools,
add-ins, macros and automations.
• A hardware protection key, programmed with specific modules, has to be used to make Atoll work.
This one may be plugged either on a parallel or USB port.
• Hardware protection keys can be of two types :
Single user keys : one dongle on each workstation,
Multi-user keys : one dongle on a licence server using a token system. Each workstation
working on Atoll (even on several sessions) takes one token (restricted to two processors per
licence).

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 ATOLL GENERAL CONCEPTS
Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O ATOLL PHILOSOPHY

Q Data are saved in .atl documents

– Files with .atl format can only be created and read by Atoll
– Files can be exchanged, copied…
1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION

Q Atoll works in a non-

non-connected mode
– DB management is supported but modifications are not saved in
real-
real-time in the DB

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Atoll supports different windows-based operating systems : NT4, 2000 or XP.

Notes
• A toolkit is available for full-integration of additional propagation models, automatic planning tools,
add-ins, macros and automations.
• A hardware protection key, programmed with specific modules, has to be used to make Atoll work.
This one may be plugged either on a parallel or USB port.
• Hardware protection keys can be of two types :
Single user keys : one dongle on each workstation,
Multi-user keys : one dongle on a licence server using a token system. Each workstation
working on Atoll (even on several sessions) takes one token (restricted to two processors per
licence).

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2.6.1

O WORKING SYSTEMS

Q Stand-
Stand-alone .atl documents

.atl
1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION

Q Multi-
Multi-user environment
– .atl documents are linked to a central database (Access, Oracle,…)
Oracle,…)

Database
.atl User 1

Archive
.atl User 2

Refresh
.atl User i

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 ATOLL MULTI-USER ENVIRONMENT
Atoll 2.6
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O SHARED DATA
Q Public Database
– Network description data (sites, cells, antennas, ...)

Q Public Configurations
– Global geographic data information (paths and description)
1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION

O Altitude map (DTM)

O Clutter class map and description
O Vectors (roads, railways, ...)
O Raster images
O …
– Preset Studies...
– …?

Q Path loss matrices

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O PRIVATE DATA
Q Atoll Document (.atl)
– Created from the public database

– Radio Data
O From the public database
1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION

O User work data (addition, modifications)

– Geo Data
O From the public configuration
O Imported data

– Coverage predictions
O Created and calculated by the user (possibly using shared
matrices)

Q Working environment data (private configuration)

– Private study definition
– Added Geo Data
– ...

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 MANUALS
Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O BASIC DOCUMENTATION
Q User Manual
Q List of New Features
1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION

O ADVANCED DOCUMENTATION
Q Radio Technical Reference Guide
Q Measurements and Model
SPM Calibration Guide
Q AFP Reference Guide
Q Administrator Manual
Q Developer Reference Guide

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 HELP AND SUPPORT
Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O ONLINE HELP
Q Help topics
– Available from the Help menu
or F1
– ~1500 topics in a structured
organisation
2. WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Q What’s this
– Available in any dialogue
– Description of fields

O ATOLL SUPPORT TEAM

Q [email protected]

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 TRAINING PROGRAM
Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

1. General Introduction

2. Working Environment

3. Creating an .atl Document

4. Managing Geographic Data

5. Managing Radio Data

6. Managing Computations

7. Project Outputs

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 2. WORKING ENVIRONMENT
Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O ATOLL GENERAL GUI

O WORKING WITH THE MENU BAR

2. WORKING ENVIRONMENT

O WORKING WITH THE TOOL AND STATUS BARS

O ATOLL MAIN WINDOWS

O ATOLL OTHER WINDOWS

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 ATOLL GENERAL GUI
Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

MenuBar
Event Viewer

Toolbar

Table

Workspace
Map

Explorer

Panoramic Point Analysis

Status
bar
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The Atoll General Graphical User Interface is made of:

• A menu bar,
• A tool bar,
• A status bar
• Some windows

Among the different windows, there are two main ones : the Workspace and the Explorer. Other
windows may be displayed : Panoramic, Legend, Point Analysis, Measurements, Event Viewer
windows.
The Workspace is used to display maps, tables and reports. This windows (maps, tables, and reports)
are not shared : these are "document" windows. The other windows (Panoramic, Legend, Point
Analysis, Measurement, Event Viewer, Explorer) are unique and are shared by the different opened
.atl documents; the window contents depends on the active .atl document (map, table or report from
the workspace).

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 WORKING WITH THE MENU BAR
Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O "STANDARD" WINDOWS MENUBAR

Q File (Open, save, save as, autosave features, database/open from database,
import, ...)
2. WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Q Edit (Cut, copy, paste, select, undo/redo, ...)

Q View (zoom tools, status bar, toolbar, windows)

Q Format and Records to manage tables

Q Tools (Calculate, user configuration/import …)

Q Window

Q Help (Help topics, About...)

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 WORKING WITH THE TOOL AND STATUS BARS
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Point Potential User
O TOOL BAR Distances
Gazetteer functions to Analysis Add-ins
on the map Activation
Refresh maps and Moving display any Site, point or
folders (same as F5) map Bubble tips available vector on the map Neighbour Running/
Selection tool
on the pointed objects Display on Stopping
Height Profile Base Station
(export, print) Unselection Quick Dropping the map calculations
Display functions
Standard File Tool Zoom and Scale
Repeater
menu commands functions
creation tool
2. WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Profile
Real-Time Site Vector Edition Microwave Link Interference
Search Tool Functions creation Display on the
map
Parity
O STATUS BAR Display
Stopping Link Analysis

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 ATOLL MAIN WINDOWS (1/2)
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2.6.1

O WORKSPACE
Q Maps, tables, reports

O TABLES
Q Lists of Objects and related Properties
2. WORKING ENVIRONMENT

– Sites
– Transmitters
– Repeaters
– Remote Antennas
– Antennas
– Measurement data
– Vectors
– ...

Q Easy generic management

– Structure management
– Custom fields
– Standard shortcuts and handy tools

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 ATOLL MAIN WINDOWS (2/2)
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O EXPLORER
Q 3 Tabs
– Data (Radio data, Coverages and simulations, Measurements,...)
– Geo (raster, vector, traffic maps, etc...)
– Modules
O Propagation models
2. WORKING ENVIRONMENT

O AFP models (2G)

O Smart Antenna models (Wimax and TD- TD-SCDMA)

Q Made of Folders and Records

– Selection
– Visibility
– Order

Q Use of Context Menus (Right Click)

– Access to properties dialogues
– Access to tables
– Additional functions (e.g. centre map feature)

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Note
Depending on the considered technology, specific settings are provided in the context menus.
Ex : Frequency management in 2G or Scrambling code management in 3G

Important
Visibility boxes are only used for display ; visibility is not a requirement in order for a transmitter to be
calculated.

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O ATOLL SHARED WINDOWS

Q Point Analysis

Q Measurement (CW or Test Mobile Data)

Q Panoramic
Q Legend

Q Event Viewer

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 TRAINING PROGRAM
Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

1. General Introduction

2. Working Environment

3. Creating an .atl Document

4. Managing Geographic Data

5. Managing Radio Data

6. Managing Computations

7. Project Outputs

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 3. CREATING AN .ATL DOCUMENT
Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O CREATE A NEW DOCUMENT

3. CREATING AN .ATL DOCUMENT

O EXPLORER CONTENT

O OPEN AN EXISTING DOCUMENT

O MAINTAINING CONSISTENCY WITH THE DATABASE

O ATOLL DATABASE MANAGEMENT

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 CREATION FROM A TEMPLATE
Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O TEMPLATE DEFINITION
Q .mdb file with table structure
– Read by Atoll
– Adapted to the network to be modelled
3. CREATING AN .ATL DOCUMENT

Q Allows to initialise the .atl document

– Tables and default values

O PROCEDURE
Q In the tool bar, select the icon
Q Choose a type of document

Available
templates

O CREATION OF A STAND-
STAND-ALONE .ATL DOCUMENT

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The available templates are located in the folder « Templates » in the Atoll installation directory.

Note
It is possible to customise a document template and to create your own template. For further
information, please refer to the Atoll online help.

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 CREATION FROM A CENTRALISED DATABASE
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2.6.1

O REQUIREMENT
Q Existing database initially created with Atoll

O PROCEDURE
3. CREATING AN .ATL DOCUMENT

Q Command Open from database in the File menu

O CREATION OF AN .ATL DOCUMENT LINKED TO THE DATABASE

Q Memorization of the link

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 EXPLORER CONTENT/DATA TAB
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O UMTS PROJECT O GSM PROJECT O WiMAX PROJECT

3. CREATING AN .ATL DOCUMENT

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O UMTS PROJECT O GSM PROJECT O WiMAX PROJECT

3. CREATING AN .ATL DOCUMENT

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For any technology, the Geo tab of the Explorer contains the same items

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O PROJECT ARE SAVED IN AN .ATL FILE

O POSSIBILITY TO RE-
RE-OPEN THE EXISTING PROJECT (ATL FILE) FROM ATOLL
3. CREATING AN .ATL DOCUMENT

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 MAINTAINING CONSISTENCY WITH THE
Atoll 2.6
2.6.1
DATABASE (1/2)
O MODIFICATIONS IN THE .ATL ARE NOT REPORTED IN REAL TIME IN THE
DATABASE (AND VICE VERSA)
Q Portability (e.g. laptop in the field)
Q Link conserved
3. CREATING AN .ATL DOCUMENT

O NECESSARY TO UPDATE EACH PERSONAL .ATL ACCORDING TO THE

MODIFIED DATABASE (OTHER USERS)
Q Refresh command

Automatic Database Reload

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 MAINTAINING CONSISTENCY WITH THE
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2.6.1
DATABASE (2/2)
O NECESSARY TO UPDATE THE DATABASE AFTER MODIFYING YOUR .atl
DOCUMENT
Q Archive command (according to rights on records as defined by your
your
database administrator)
3. CREATING AN .ATL DOCUMENT

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2.6.1
O USER PRIVILEGES/PERMISSIONS
Q Defined in Oracle Database
Q Taken into account by Atoll
3. CREATING AN .ATL DOCUMENT

O CONFLICT MANAGEMENT BETWEEN USERS

Q Automatic Detection of Conflicts
– Added or modified records
– Deleted records
– Permissions
Q Alternative Solutions Proposed by Atoll

O AUDIT TOOL TO CHECK THE CONSISTENCY OF THE TABLES

Q Integrity Checking to Find All the Objects with Problems
Q Undefined Record Checking
– Sites without transmitter
– Transmitter with no subcell (GSM)
– …
Q Duplicate Record Checking

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 TRAINING PROGRAM
Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

1. General Introduction

2. Working Environment

3. Creating an .atl Document

4. Managing Geographic Data

5. Managing Radio Data

6. Managing Computations

7. Project Outputs

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 4. MANAGING GEOGRAPHIC DATA
Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O COORDINATE SYSTEMS AND UNITS

4. MANAGING GEOGRAPHIC DATA

O DATA TYPES

O IMPORTING GEOGRAPHIC DATA

O GEO DATA PROPERTIES

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 COORDINATE SYSTEMS AND UNITS
Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O DEFINITION OF COORDINATES SYSTEMS

Q Projection system
– Cartographic coordinates (metres, miles, ...)
4. MANAGING GEOGRAPHIC DATA

– Representation of geographic raster maps

Q Display system
– Cartographic or geographic (deg min sec, …) coordinates
– Used on labels, rulers and for data exchange

O DEFINITION OF UNIT SYSTEMS (DISPLAY ONLY)

Q Lengths
– m, km, miles

Q Heights and offsets

– m, feet

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Note
For consistency reasons with some external tools (e.g. GPS), Atoll is capable of displaying longitudes
and latitudes in decimal degrees. Four different formats are available.

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Projection system
definition
Access to
Display system coordinates
definition catalogues
4. MANAGING GEOGRAPHIC DATA

Degree
decimal
formats

Distance,
Distance, height and
offset unit definition

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Note
The coordinate system management provides useful features :
• Generic management between projection and display systems,
• One catalogue per region and a favourite one,
• Clear distinction between cartographic and geographic systems,
• Easy creation of new systems if not available,
• “Add to Favourites” feature.

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 DATA TYPES
Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O ATOLL SUPPORTS SEVERAL GEO DATA TYPES

Q Propagation calculation
– DTM
– Clutter classes
4. MANAGING GEOGRAPHIC DATA

– Clutter heights
Q Dimensioning
– Traffic
Q Statistics and prediction plot reports
– Population
– “Generic” maps other than DTM, clutter or traffic
O Revenue, subscriber maps
Q Only for display
– Scanned maps
– Vector data
O Roads, railways, regions…

Notes :
1. All the raster maps to be imported must be represented in the same
same projection coordinate system.
2. Scanned maps with any resolution can be imported. For other geographic
geographic raster maps, the
maximum supported resolution is 1 m.

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Depending on the type, Atoll supports different file formats :

• DTM
8 bits/pixel raster maps with TIFF, BIL, ERDAS IMAGINE, BMP, GRC Vertical Mapper
formats
16 bits/pixel raster maps with TIFF, BIL, ERDAS IMAGINE, PLaNET, GRC Vertical Mapper
formats
• Clutter classes
8 bits/pixel raster maps with TIFF, BIL, ERDAS IMAGINE, BMP, GRC Vertical Mapper
formats
16 bits/pixel raster maps with PLaNET formats
• Clutter heights
8 bits/pixel raster maps with TIFF, BIL, ERDAS IMAGINE, BMP, GRC Vertical Mapper
formats
16 bits/pixel raster maps with TIFF, BIL, ERDAS IMAGINE, BMP, GRC Vertical Mapper
formats
• Traffic
8 bits/pixel raster maps with TIFF, BIL, ERDAS IMAGINE, BMP formats
Vector traffic files with DXF, MIF, TAB, SHP, PLaNET and AGD formats
• Population and generic maps
Vector population files with MIF, TAB, SHP and AGD formats
8, 16, 32 bits/pixel raster maps with TIFF, BIL, ERDAS IMAGINE, BMP, GRD/GRC Vertical
Mapper formats
• Scanned maps
1, 4, 8, 24 bits/pixel raster maps with TIFF, BIL, ERDAS IMAGINE, BMP, GRC Vertical
Mapper, ECW (Enhanced Compressed Wavelet), PLaNET formats
• Vector data
Vector files with DXF, MIF, TAB, SHP, PLaNET and AGD formats.

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 IMPORTING RASTER MAPS
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O STANDARD IMPORT
Q Clutter classes
4. MANAGING GEOGRAPHIC DATA

Q Altitude

Q Image

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Maps can be either embedded into the document or not. In that case, the path to this file is saved.

• Saving link :
- Limits the ATL file size,
- Permits file sharing on data server,
- Is compulsory for distributed path loss calculation.

• Embedding the map into the project is useful for :

- Data access speed,
- Make portable projects.

Geo data can be afterwards embedded into the .atl files.

Notes
• File drag and drop functionality is available.
• It is possible to regroup some maps (vector data, scanned maps) in a same folder for an easier and
global management of visibility and folder position in explorer.
• Specific PlaNET import functionality is available for any type of data.
• Using MNU files allows you the optimisation of traffic/clutter class raster map import and the
automatic loading of the class names.
• In order to create a new kind of map (e.g. revenue density map), use the Advanced button available
in the Import dialogue. For further information, please refer to the user manual.

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O SPECIFIC IMPORT
4. MANAGING GEOGRAPHIC DATA

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Maps can be either embedded into the document or not. In that case, the path to this file is saved.

• Saving link :
- Limits the ATL file size
- Permits file sharing on data server
- Is compulsory for distributed path loss calculation

• Embedding the map into the project is useful for :

- Data access speed
- Make portable projects

Geo data can be afterwards embedded into the .atl files.

Notes
• File drag and drop functionality is available.
• It is possible to regroup some maps (vector data, scanned maps) in a same folder for an easier and
global management of visibility and folder position in explorer.
• Specific PlaNET import functionality is available for any type of data.
• In order to create a new kind of map (e.g. revenue density map), use the Advanced button available
in the Import dialogue. For further information, please refer to the user manual.

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O MULTI-
MULTI-LAYER / MULTI-
MULTI-RESOLUTION MANAGEMENT

Q Clutter classes, clutter heights, traffic, population, DTM data and maps of
“generic” data
4. MANAGING GEOGRAPHIC DATA

Q In each folder, priority layer on top to be used for calculation : " What you
see is what you get (WYSIWYG)“

– Highest resolution files on top to be used for calculation

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O DTM MAPS
Q Generic display dialogue
4. MANAGING GEOGRAPHIC DATA

Relief
appearance

DTM map
Threshold displayed
management between 1:500
Check box to display the DTM and 1:20 000 000

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Note
The DTM display dialogue is the Atoll generic display dialogue. This dialogue is also used to set the
display parameters of radio data (sites, transmitters), predictions and vectors.

Several display types are available :

• Unique: same representation whatever the altitude is.
• Discrete values: two representations are possible : one for altitudes above the sea level, one for
altitudes below the sea level.
• Value intervals: several representations are possible according to the different altitude values. The
definition of value intervals and colours is automatically made by using he Shading command in the
Actions button.

The graphic representation of the DTM is given in the table. Colours, thresholds and legends can be
easily set.

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O CLUTTER CLASSES MAPS

Q Map description and Display settings
4. MANAGING GEOGRAPHIC DATA

Field Selection
(Name, Code,
Height)

Clutter codes
contained in the file(s)

Mapping Clutter
code - name Clutter Colouring
per discrete or Transparency
Average height per level
numeric value
clutter class
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Note
•The generic display dialogue used for the Clutter Class maps is the same than the one for DTM
maps, but also provides a variable transparency level.
• In cdmaOne/CDMA2000 or UMTS projects, it is also possible to define an orthogonality factor per
clutter class (remaining orthogonality at the receiver)
• If no clutter map is available in the document, it is possible to define default values to be applied
identically to all the clutter classes (Default Values tab)
• It is possible to display relative and absolute proportions of the clutter classes by using the Statistics
command

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O VECTOR MAPS
Q Attributes listed in a manageable table
4. MANAGING GEOGRAPHIC DATA

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Note
• The vector table can be managed via the Table tab of the vector property dialogue

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O VECTOR MAPS
4. MANAGING GEOGRAPHIC DATA

Possibility to convert from

the vector initial coordinate
system to the defined
projection one

Sort and filter

criteria on vector
display

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Note
• It is possible to display any polygon, line or points according to any field of the related vector

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O VECTOR MAPS
Q Generic display dialogue
4. MANAGING GEOGRAPHIC DATA

Attributes to
stay displayed
on map

Attributes to display
in the tip tool when
icon is on
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Note
• It is possible to display any polygon, line or points according to any field of the related vector
• It is possible to access any single vector property through its context menu on the map

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O CLUTTER HEIGHT MAPS

Q Generic display dialogue

Q Clutter height information provided in the Status bar
4. MANAGING GEOGRAPHIC DATA

O SCANNED MAPS

Q Choice of the transparent colour

Q Adjusting contrast and lightness of flat images

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Note
•The generic display dialogue used for the Clutter Height maps is the same than the one for DTM
maps.
•It is possible to display any polygon, line or points according to any field of the related vector

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O POPULATION MAPS

Q Description tab dedicated to 8 bits/pixel raster maps

– Identification of all the population density classes
4. MANAGING GEOGRAPHIC DATA

– Manual specification of the average density for each of them

– Possibility to add new fields thanks to the Table tab

Q Data Mapping tab used for vector maps

Check boxes to consider

Vector file(s) the population information
composing the as a inhabitant density or
population map a number of inhabitants
per polygon

Vector attribute corresponding to

population data

Q Generic display dialogue

– Display of population densities or/and number of inhabitants
– Global display for raster and vector maps

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Note
•The generic display dialogue used for the Population maps is the same than the one for Clutter
Classes maps.

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2.6.1

O GEOGRAPHIC DATA SET

Q Possibility to import/export paths and complete description of geo

geo data in
user configurations files (.geo)
4. MANAGING GEOGRAPHIC DATA

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Notes
• The generic display dialogue used for the vector maps is the same than the one for population
maps, but also provides :
- The management of the information contained in the tip balloon when pointing the mouse
on the map (Tip text),
- The management of the information displayed on the map (Label – for points only).
• Polygons of vector maps can be used as filtering polygon, computation and focus zones.
• Vector objects can be transferred to the Data tab in order to be displayed over coverage predictions.

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

1. General Introduction

2. Working Environment

3. Creating an .atl Document

4. Managing Geographic Data

5. Managing Radio Data

6. Managing Computations

7. Project Outputs

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O RADIO UNIT DEFINITION

O RADIO DATA OBJECTS : OVERVIEW

O ANTENNA MANAGEMENT
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

O SITE MANAGEMENT

O TRANSMITTER EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT

O TRANSMITTER MANAGEMENT

O BASE STATION MANAGEMENT

O REPEATER MANAGEMENT

O FILTERING/GROUPING/SORTING DATA

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2.6.1

O SELECTION OF DEFAULT RADIO UNITS

Q Used in dialogues
– Powers and losses
O Txs (Cells in UMTS or CDMA/CDMA 2000)
O Repeaters, Remote Antennas
O Antennas
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

O Terminals (UMTS or CDMA/CDMA 2000)

O Services (UMTS or CDMA/CDMA 2000)
– Coverage condition thresholds
– Measurements
– Microwave links

Q Transmission
– dBm, Watts, kWatts

Q Reception
dBµV, dBµ
– dBm, dBµ dBµV/m

Q Antenna Gain Definition

– dBi or dBd

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2.6.1

O FOR GSM AND UMTS DOCUMENTS

Q Antenna
– Physical equipment used by transmitters

Q Site
– Geographical location on which can be installed transmitters
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

Q Transmitter
– Radio interface built on a site using antenna(s) and optionally
equipment such as TMA or feeder (sector)

Q Station
– One or several transmitters sharing the same site

Q Repeater
– Device which can amplify a received signal
– Modelling of impact on the additional coverage provided to
transmitters

Q Remote Antenna
– Shifted antenna using the resources of a donor transmitter
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2.6.1

O FOR GSM DOCUMENTS

Q Subcell
– Set of TRXs of a same type in a transmitter
O (Tx – TRX type) pair
O BCCH, TCH, TCH Inner
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

Q TRX
– Frequency List

O FOR UMTS DOCUMENTS

Q Cell
– Specifications of a carrier in a transmitter
O (Tx - Carrier) pair

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O ANTENNAS, SITES AND TRANSMITTERS

Q Property dialogue on each selected object
– Explorer
– Map window for sites and transmitters only

Q Antennas, Sites and Transmitters Tables

5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

– Open Table from folders

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2.6.1

O CREATION
Q New command in the context menu
Q Copy-
Copy-paste of antenna patterns in Antenna dialogues
Q Import of Planet-
Planet-format antenna files
Q Import of tabulated data from ASCII text file to the Antennas table
table
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

O PROPERTIES
Q Definition of a gain (given either in dBi or dBd)
Q Definition of horizontal and vertical patterns
– Copy-
Copy-paste (dialog or table)

Angular attenuation (in

dB) function of the
angle with azimuth

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* Notes
• It is possible to import ASCII text files (with specific format) describing three-dimensional antenna
patterns.
• Atoll supports Planet format to import antennas.
• Using both the horizontal and vertical patterns, Atoll realises a 3D pattern interpolation. The
interpolation method is described in the Technical Reference Guide.

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O CREATION

Q New command in the context menu

Q Copy-
Copy-paste of a site list in the Sites table
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

Q Import of tabulated data from ASCII text file to the Sites table

O PROPERTIES

Q Possibility to define two altitudes (real and DTM)

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* Notes
• If you define a real altitude, this one is taken into account in computation, unless you check the
'Compute using DTM altitudes' box in the Site folder property dialogue.
• Atoll provides a tool which permits to display a dimensioning grid around each single site ('Grid'
command in the context menu).
• It is possible to display the line of sight area (optical path or ellipsoid clearance) around each existing
site ('Line of site area' command in the context menu).
• A tool allows the user to search for the highest point within a given radius from each site ('Move to a
high point' command in the context menu).
• Real point-to-point analysis is available. Atoll can display the terrain and clutter profile between any
two points. The analysis of the height profile can help in the determination of the site locations.

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2.6.1

User-
User-defined
altitude
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

Altitude read in
the DTM map

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2.6.1

O DISPLAY OPTIONS

Sites coloured
according to the
RNC value
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

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* Notes
• It is possible to display the sites according to any attribute contained in the Sites table.
• The Site symbol, size and colour is easily manageable.

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2.6.1

O COMPONENTS

Q Tower Mounted Amplifiers (TMA)

Q Feeders
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

Q BTS

O AUTOMATIC EVALUATION

Q GSM/TDMA projects
– Total losses

Q UMTS projects
– Total UL losses
– Total DL losses
– Total noise figure

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2.6.1

O CREATION

Q New command in the Transmitter context menu

Q New Transmitter command in the Site context menu

5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

Q Copy-
Copy-paste of a list of transmitters in the Transmitters table

Q Import of tabulated data from ASCII text file to the Transmitters

Transmitters table

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2.6.1

O DISPLAY OPTIONS
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

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* Notes
• It is possible to display the transmitters according to any attribute contained in the Transmitters
table, according to any discrete attribute of the related site, or automatically in order to use in the
better way possible the 16-colour palette.
• The Transmitter symbol, size and colour is easily manageable.

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1 Losses and
Transmitter
noise figure
activation
definition
Location
site
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

Position Offset from

the site

Main and optional

secondary antenna
settings
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It is also possible to create a complete network by importing data files in Planet format.

* Notes
• Atoll provides a user-definable default naming of sites and transmitters. Default names are Sitei and
Sitei_j, where j is the sector number. Prefixes and suffixes (sector numbering) can be set in the
atoll.ini file.
• In UMTS projects, power is defined at the cell level (Cell tab).
• The Propagation tab permits to choose coverage settings (model, resolution(s) and calculation
radius).
• It is possible to display transmitters in several ways (e.g. according to their antenna beamwidth)

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2.6.1

O CELLS
Q Cells tab of the property dialogue of each single transmitter
– Explorer
– Map Window

Q Cells Table
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

– Available from the Transmitters folder

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2.6.1

5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

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2.6.1
Power and
Transmitter
losses
activation
definition
Location
site
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

Position Offset from

the site

Main and optional

secondary antenna
settings
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It is also possible to create a complete network by importing data files in Planet format.

* Notes
• Atoll provides a user-definable default naming of sites and transmitters. Default names are Sitei and
Sitei_j, where j is the sector number. Prefixes and suffixes (sector numbering) can be set in the
atoll.ini file.
• The Propagation tab permits to choose coverage settings (model, resolution(s) and calculation
radius).
• It is possible to display transmitters in several ways (e.g. according to their antenna beamwidth)

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O SUBCELLS AND FREQUENCIES

Q TRXs tab of the property dialogue of each single transmitter
– Explorer
– Map

Q Subcells table for subcells

5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

– Available from the Transmitters folder

Q TRXs table for TRXs

– Available from the Transmitters folder

Subcell Table

TRX Table = Frequencies

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2.6.1

5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

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2.6.1 Losses and
Transmitter noise figure
activation definition
Location
site
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

Position Offset from

the site

Main and optional

secondary antenna
settings
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It is also possible to create a complete network by importing data files in Planet format.

* Notes
• Atoll provides a user-definable default naming of sites and transmitters. Default names are Sitei and
Sitei_j, where j is the sector number. Prefixes and suffixes (sector numbering) can be set in the
atoll.ini file.
• In UMTS projects, power is defined at the cell level (Cell tab).
• The Propagation tab permits to choose coverage settings (model, resolution(s) and calculation
radius).
• It is possible to display transmitters in several ways (e.g. according to their antenna beamwidth)

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2.6.1

O CELLS
Q Cells tab of the property dialogue of each single transmitter
– Explorer
– Map Window

Q Cells Table
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

– Available from the Transmitters folder

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2.6.1

5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

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2.6.1

O COPY/PASTE IN SITES, TRANSMITTERS (AND CELLS IN 3G)

Q From an .xls file to the Atoll document (.atl)

Q From an Atoll document to another one
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

O REQUIREMENTS

Q Respect the following order

3G and WiMAX : c Sites Æ d Transmitters Æ e Cells
2G : c Sites Æ d Transmitters

Q Ensure that tables match together

– Between the tables in Excel and in Atoll
– Between the tables in the Atoll documents

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2.6.1

O IMPORT IN SITES, TRANSMITTERS (AND CELLS IN 3G) TABLES

Q Source
– From any ASCII text file
– From any table exported using the generic export feature within Atoll
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

Q Destination
– New records
– Update of existing records

O REQUIREMENTS

Q Respect the following order

3G and WiMAX : c Sites Æ d Transmitters Æ e Cells
2G : c Sites Æ d Transmitters

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O CREATE/MODIFY A STATION TEMPLATE

Q In the toolbar, select the function
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

– Creates a new template based on the existing selected model

Ö Add Button
– Checks/Modifies the properties of a existing template
Ö Properties Button

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2.6.1

O 3G STATION TEMPLATE PROPERTIES

5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

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2.6.1

O 2G STATION TEMPLATE PROPERTIES

5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

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2.6.1

O WiMAX STATION TEMPLATE PROPERTIES

5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O DISPLAY THE TERRAIN

Q Zoom and Panoramic Window

– Tool bar : Zoom functions
– Panoramic Window
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

Q Move the map

– Tool bar : Move Map function

O TERRAIN INFORMATION
Q Status Bar
– (X,Y) Coordinates and ground (z)
– Clutter type

Q Tip tool on the clutter

– Clutter altitude over all the country

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2.6.1

O CREATE THE STATION

Q In the tool bar

– Select a station template
– Click the button
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

Q On the map
– Drop the station

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2.6.1

O PARAMETERS THAT CAN BE SET ON THE MAP

Q Site Position
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

Q Transmitter Azimuth

Q Transmitter Offset from Site

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O CREATION

Q Repeater dropping from toolbar icon

– Only for a selected donor transmitter

Q Copy-
Copy-paste of a repeater list in the Repeaters table
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

Q Import of tabulated data from ASCII text file to the Repeaters table
table

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Notes
• By default, a repeater has the colour, the azimuth, the calculation settings and the labels/tip
information of the donor transmitter.
• It is possible to model remote antennas by accessing the Remote Antennas entry from the
Transmitters context menu. Remote Antennas share the same functionalities than repeaters except
that no propagation or link loss occurs between the donor transmitter and the donor side of the remote
antenna.

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O POSSIBILITY TO MANAGE REPEATER EQUIPMENT

O REPEATER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT IN THE REPEATER PROPERTY dialogue

Q General information about the repeater

– Name of the donor transmitter
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

– Equipment, amplification gain

Q Modelling of the repeater side facing the donor transmitter

– Type of link for the repeater - donor connection (off-
(off-air, microwave link,
optical fibre) and respective losses
– For off-
off-air repeaters
O Path loss between the donor and repeater can be automatically
calculated (REC UIT 526-
526-5 method)
O Antenna, height, azimuth and downtilt
Q Azimuth and downtilt can be automatically calculated
O Type and length of feeders

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2.6.1

O REPEATER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT IN THE REPEATER PROPERTY

dialogue

Q Modelling of the repeater side that provides the additional coverage

coverage
– Activity status
– Antenna, height, azimuth…
azimuth…
– Type and length of feeders
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

– EIRP (2G) or UL and DL total gain (3G)

O Total gains / EIRP can be automatically evaluated from
link budget

Q Calculation settings

O POSSIBILITY TO GLOBALLY CALCULATE

Q Donor Side Propagation Losses (Off Air links only)

Q Donor Side Azimuths and Tilts

Q EIRP / UL and DL Total Gains

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Notes
•Atoll uses the EIRP and the DL total gain values to calculate the signal level received from the
repeater; the UL total gain value is considered in service areas studies (effective service area or UL
Eb/Nt service area for UMTS/cdmaOne/CDMA2000 networks).
•Default EIRP takes into account donor transmitter EIRP, either propagation losses between the
donor transmitter and the off-air repeater, or the link losses between the donor transmitter and the
microwave link repeater, or the optical fibre losses between the donor transmitter and the optical
fibre repeater, donor part characteristics (donor antenna gain, reception feeder losses), amplification
gain and coverage part characteristics (coverage antenna gain and transmission feeder losses).
•The DL total gain takes into account either propagation losses between the donor transmitter and
the off-air repeater, or the link losses between the donor transmitter and the microwave link
repeater, or the optical fibre losses between the donor transmitter and the optical fibre repeater,
donor part characteristics (donor antenna gain, reception feeder losses), amplification gain and
coverage part characteristics (coverage antenna gain and transmission feeder losses).
•The UL total gain takes into account either propagation losses between the donor transmitter and
the off-air repeater, or the link losses between the donor transmitter and the microwave link
repeater, or the optical fibre losses between the donor transmitter and the optical fibre repeater,
donor part characteristics (donor antenna gain, transmission feeder losses), amplification gain and
coverage part characteristics (coverage antenna gain and reception feeder losses).

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O FILTERS
Q Taken into account in computations
Q Applied to data in tables, map, explorer
Q Graphical filter
Q Filter according to object attribute(s)
– Advanced filter in the General tab of the
folder property dialogue
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

– Standard filter in table

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Notes
• Polygons of vector maps can be used as filtering polygons.
• It is possible to define static lists of sites to be used as filters.
• Use the Refresh command to apply current folder configuration.
• It is possible to use wildcard character "*" in order to do filters on text type fields. Following syntaxes
are supported :
*site* : contains the string of characters “site”
site* : begins by the string of characters “site”

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2.6.1

O SORTS
Q Applied to data in tables, explorer

Q Sort according to object attribute(s)

– In the General tab of the folder property dialogue
– In table
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

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2.6.1

O GROUPS
Q Generates subfolders
Q Applied to data in the explorer
Q Group according to object attribute(s)
– Advanced grouping in the General tab of the folder property dialogue
dialogue
– First level grouping from the folder context menu
5. MANAGING RADIO DATA

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Note : You can setup the content of the Group by context menu by clicking the “Configure…”
button in the General Tab window of the Property Dialogue of any folder.

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

1. General Introduction

2. Working Environment

3. Creating an .atl Document

4. Managing Geographic Data

5. Managing Radio Data

6. Managing Computations

7. Project Outputs

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O PROPAGATION MODELS

O SHADOWING MARGINS
6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

O PROFILE ANALYSIS

O COMPUTATION ZONE

O COVERAGE PREDICTIONS

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2.6.1

O CALCULATION OF LOSSES ON THE TX- TX-RX PATH (PATH LOSS)

Q Prediction of signal level received at a given point

O ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPAGATION MECHANISMS

Q Free space propagation
6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

Q Reflections
Q Diffraction
Q Scattering

O DIFFERENT MODEL TYPES

Q Validity depending on frequency bands
Q Based on empirical approaches
Q Using clutter or only terrain profile

O INPUTS
Q Geographical information : DTM, clutter (class and height)
Q Information on site engineering : Type of antenna, site position,
position,
antenna height, tilt, azimuth,…
Q Information about antenna : Antenna pattern

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2.6.1

MODEL FREQ.BAND TAKE INTO ACCOUNT REQUIRED SETTINGS RECOMMENDED USE

1 < d < 20 km
Okumura-
Okumura-Hata 150 - 1000 MHz -Terrain Profile O GSM 900
- With diffraction or not
6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

- Statistical Clutter O CDMA/CDMA 2000

- Optionally limited to the
(at the receiver) free space loss
- 1 Formula per Clutter - Urban Loss + Correction 1 < d < 20 km
- Reflection a(Hr)
Cost-
Cost-Hata 1500 - +2000 MHz O GSM 1800/1900
O UMTS

-Terrain Profile - With diffraction or not

- Statistical Clutter - Optionally limited to the
free space loss 1 < d < 100 km
(at the receiver)
ITU 529-
529-3 300 - 1500 Mhz - Urban Loss + Correction O GSM 900
- 1 Formula per Clutter
a(Hr) O CDMA/CDMA 2000
- Effective Antenna Height
- Corrective formula on the
- Reflection distance (d > 20 km)

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2.6.1

MODEL FREQ.BAND TAKE INTO ACCOUNT REQUIRED SETTINGS RECOMMENDED USE

- With diffraction or not 1 < d < 20 km

- K1, ... K6 (single formula) O GSM 900
6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

- Terrain Profile
- LOS or NLOS differentiation O CDMA/CDMA 2000
Standard - Statistical/Deterministic
- Optionally limited to the O GSM 1800/1900
Clutter
Propagation 150 - +2000 MHz free space loss O UMTS
- Effective Antenna Height
Model - Loss per clutter, clutter O WiMAX
- Different methods of
weighting
diffraction
- Receiver clearance, height (Automatic calibration
and position available)

- Terrain Profile - With diffraction or not

- Statistical Clutter - Optionally limited to the 100 m < d < 8 km
(at the receiver) free space loss
Erceg-
Erceg-Greenstein 1900 - 6000 MHz O WiMAX
- 1 Formula per Clutter - Base Station Height and
O TD-
TD-SCDMA
receiver height correction
- Reflection factor a(Hb) and a(Hr)

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Note
• SPM use clutter height information in clutter heights file if available in .atl document. Else, they
consider clutter height information in clutter classes file (average height related to a clutter class).
• It is possible to import of Ki parameters (SPM) from PlaNET.

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2.6.1

O EASY MANAGEMENT

Q All models
– Duplication, copy, renaming, deletion (undo available)
6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

Q For any model with formulas

– Creation of formulas (Okumura-
(Okumura-Hata, Cost-
Cost-Hata, ITU 529-
529-3, Erceg-
Erceg-
Greenstein)
Greenstein)
– Tuning of constants
– Manual calibration (using the Atoll measurement module)
– Automatic calibration (SPM)

O EASY INTEGRATION OF ADDITIONAL PROPAGATION MODELS

Q From other vendors / sources

Q Using the Atoll SDK (Software Development Kit)

– Models answering the API
– Visual C++ 6.0 required
– Existing wizard for model creation

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O CAUSES
Q Obstacles not taken into account by the model along the transmitter
transmitter--
receiver path

O EFFECTS
6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

Q Signal level variation due to slow fading / shadowing

O MODELLING
Q Probability of error on the path loss prediction
– Signal level values (in dBm) normally distributed around the
predicted value

Predicted value
Probability

Standard
deviation

Received signal

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* Note
Variations of signal levels occur because of obstacles along the transmitter-receiver path. To model
this correctly, each pixel along this path should be taken into account, one by one and a sharp
analysis of each single potential loss should be made. In Atoll, this effect is modelled using the
receiver location only. On this location, the clutter type is known. For each clutter class, a specific
standard deviation on the results is defined. Using statistic laws and the standard deviation of the
clutter on which is located the receiver, it is possible to calculate a probability of error on the result
given by the propagation model (assuming the model is correctly calibrated and gives the average
result of the real one).

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O SETTINGS
Q Standard deviation on the model or on interferences (per clutter class or
default)
Q Cell-
Cell-edge coverage probability
6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

O OUTPUTS
Q For each Cell-
Cell-edge coverage probability
– Shadowing margin per clutter class
– UMTS
O UL and DL macro-
macro-diversity gains (2 links)
O UL and DL macro-
macro-diversity gains (3 links)

Q Calculation of predicted signal or interferences with a user-

user-defined level of
reliability
– Point analysis

– Coverage predictions
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* Note
You may force Atoll to use the default standard deviations even if a clutter class map is available
containing standard deviations per clutter class. To do this, you must select the option ‘Use default
values only’ in the clutter class map property dialog. Otherwise, these values are used if no clutter
class map is available in your .atl document or if no standard deviation value per clutter class is
specified.

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O PROFILE ANALYSIS BETWEEN A TRANSMITTER OR REPEATER AND A TARGET

O SETTINGS
Q Choice of propagation model
– Globally for all the Txs and repeaters (Transmitter folder property)
property)
6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

– Per Tx (Transmitter property) or per repeater (repeater property)

property)
Q Receiver setup

Q Choice of Indoor reception of not

Q Std deviation type + Cell-
Cell-edge coverage probability
Q Target location (manual, user-
user-defined, target site)
Q Study on a TRX type (GSM/TDMA) or carrier (UMTS)

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O RESULTS
Q Real-
Real-time calculation (no use of path loss matrices)
Q Path profile

Signal level at Computed

Carrier (or TRX Model Tx-
Tx-Rx Optional Indoor Diffraction
receiver ( path loss shadowing
type in 2G) used distance Loss losses
6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

Studied or total losses) margin

transmitter
or repeater

Angle of the LOS read in Clutter representation (if Fresnel Diffraction peaks (depending
the antenna vertical taken into account by the ellipsoid on the considered
pattern model) propagation model)
DTM
LOS

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* Notes
• For SPM, Atoll can provide propagation details. It is possible to open in a text editor a file
summarising all the calculations and parameters occurring along the considered path (Model details
command in the context menu of the profile window).
• Atoll also provides a link budget at the receiver (Link budget command in the context menu of the
profile window).
• It is possible to export the contents of the profile window, either to an external file or to a printer
(copy or print command in the context menu of the profile window).

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O POLYGONAL AREA

Q One computation zone at a time per .atl document

6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

O APPLICATIONS

Q Limits the transmitters to be calculated

– Path loss matrices are calculated for all active transmitters and
and
repeaters with calculation areas intersecting the rectangle including
including
the computation zone

Q Clips the display of coverage predictions

Q Impacts on path loss matrix validity

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* Notes
•It is possible to import/export the computation zone in user configuration files.
•The computation zone may consist of several polygons. It can be also holed.

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2.6.1

O CREATION
Q Manually user-
user-definable

Q Copy-
Copy-paste of exact coordinates
6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

Q DXF, MIF, TAB, SHP, AGD, Planet file import

Q Default computation zone

Q From polygons of vector maps

O STORAGE IN CURRENT DOCUMENT AND IN EXTERNAL FILES

Q Export: MIF, TAB, SHP, AGD

O EASY MANAGEMENT (Deletion, modification, additions…)

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2.6.1

O REQUIREMENTS FOR A TRANSMITTER OR REPEATER TO BE TAKEN INTO

ACCOUNT IN CALCULATIONS
Q Active
Q Filtered (transmitter or site folder)
Q Calculation area intersecting the rectangle including the computation
computation zone
6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

O COVERAGE PREDICTION PROCESS

Q 1st step: Propagation
– Path loss matrix calculation for each transmitter (and repeater)
On each bin : Lpath = Lmodel + LAntenna_Tx
Q 2nd step: Prediction study calculation

O POSSIBILITY TO CALCULATE TWO PATH LOSS MATRICES PER TRANSMITTER

(AND REPEATER)
Q A main matrix over a near radius computed with a high resolution and a
propagation model
Q An optional extended matrix over a far radius computed with a low
low
resolution and another propagation model

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O TRANSMITTER CALCULATION SETTINGS

Q Propagation models of the main and extended matrices

– Globally for all the Txs and repeaters (Transmitter folder property)
property)
– Per Tx (Transmitter property) or per repeater (repeater property)
property)
6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

Q Calculation radius of the main and extended matrices

– Globally for all the Txs and repeaters (Transmitter folder property)
property)
– Per Tx (Transmitter property) or per repeater (repeater property)
property)

Q Grid resolutions of the main and extended matrices

– Globally for all the Txs and repeaters (Transmitter folder property)
property)
– Per Tx (Transmitter property) or per repeater (repeater property)
property)
– Independent from geo data resolutions
– Maximum resolution : 1m

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* Notes
• The extended matrix is calculated only if all the three parameters are defined. It must have a higher
calculation radius and a lower resolution than the main matrix.
• Atoll uses the default propagation model (specified in the Predictions property dialog) when “default
model” is chosen as main model in the transmitter properties.
• Atoll uses the default grid resolution (specified in the Predictions property dialog) when no value or
zero is defined as main resolution in the transmitter properties.

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O PREDICTION CALCULATION SETTINGS

Q Default propagation model and default resolution
Q Receiver setup
Q Storage location for path loss matrices
– Before or after calculations
6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

– A private and a shared path loss matrix directory

Embedded into
the .atl project

Externalised matrices
(any location)

Directory containing pre-

pre-calculated public Threshold to limit the contribution
matrices shared by users and populated by
to interference of some interferers
a calculation administrator

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* Note
When externalising the matrices, Atoll stores in the folder one Pathloss.dbf file (validity information on
each matrix) and one .los file per calculated Tx or repeater.

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2.6.1

O COVERAGE PREDICTION CREATION (1/2)

Templates for standard

common studies
6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

User-
User-defined Specific studies
studies dedicated to different
technologies

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* Note
It is also possible to create a study from a transmitter or a group of transmitters by selecting the
commands Calculations and Create a new study… in the context menu of a transmitter or of any
group of transmitters.

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O COVERAGE PREDICTION CREATION (2/2)

Q Generic dialogs
– General tab
O Plot resolution independent from matrix resolutions
6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

O Advanced filtering on display

O Sorts and groups according to any site, antenna or Tx attribute

– Condition tab to filter signals to be considered and predefine areas

areas
where Atoll will display coverage
O Signal level, path loss or total losses
O Lower and upper thresholds
O Server selection (best, all, second best) and related margins
O Cell-
Cell-edge coverage probability
O Study on a specific carrier (UMTS)/TRX type (GSM/TDMA)
O Indoor coverage or not (receiver located indoor)

– Display tab to select how to colour the coverage areas

O Per transmitter, per signal level, per best signal level, per number
number
of servers, per any transmitter attribute...

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O CALCULATE COVERAGE PREDICTIONS

Q Commands to run calculations

– Using the Calculate command in the Tools menu or in the context

6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

menu of the Predictions folder

– By clicking on in the toolbar

– Using F7 as shortcut

Q Prediction study calculation with matrix validity control

– 1st step: Path loss matrix calculation if unavailable or invalid

– 2nd step: Prediction study calculation(s)

O Only the unlocked studies

Note : Computed studies can be locked in order not to be recomputed.

recomputed.
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* Note

Atoll provides some advanced features in order to make computations more efficient :

• Atoll fully supports dual-processor and quad-processor hardwares for :

- Propagation calculations
- Simulations (UMTS)
- Prediction studies
No specific condition is required to use this feature.

• Propagation calculations can be distributed on other PCs (calculation servers). The list of available
servers is user definable (Distributed calculation command in the Tools menu), but can also be
defined by an administrator through an atoll.ini file. In order to benefit from this feature, the distributed
computation application must be installed of on each PC to be used as a server (option to check
during standard installation). Each computer involved in the process (workstation + servers)
consumes a licence.

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O ANALYSIS OF COVERAGE PREDICTIONS

Q Display of each plot

– Possibility to display legend and tips
6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

Q Reception details in point analysis window (Reception and Results

Results tabs)
– Path loss matrices needed !

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* Note
In case of a repeater, Atoll displays a composite signal on each pixel : sum of signal levels received
from donor transmitter and repeater.

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2.6.1

O STUDY LIST AND DEFINITION

Q Possibility to save study definitions in user configurations files
files (.cfg)
6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

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* Notes
• It is possible to create a copy of an existing prediction by using the Duplicate command of the study
context menu.
• Atoll is capable of comparing the coverage plots resulting from two different prediction studies and
generating a comparative plot from the two. This type of comparative coverage plot is called a “Delta
plot”.

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O CUSTOMISED STUDIES

Q Possibility to save any study as a template

Q Customised study is added in the list of available studies (New command)

6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

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* Notes
• It is possible to create a copy of an existing prediction by using the Duplicate command of the study
context menu. The duplicated study has the same coverage and display settings as the original.
• It is possible to make clones of an existing prediction by using the Clone command of the study
context menu. A clone of any coverage prediction not only keeps the same coverage and display
settings as the original, but also copies the calculated coverage prediction, which can be directly
displayed on the map.
• Atoll is capable of comparing the coverage plots resulting from two different prediction studies and
generating a comparative plot from the two. This type of comparative coverage plot is called a “Delta
plot”.

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2.6.1

O PATH LOSS RESULT MANAGEMENT

Tools to determine the

Path loss matrix number of transmitters
settings to re-
re-compute matrices
6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

and invalidity causes

Possibility to display all or Matrix size

invalid matrices only and path
checking

Possibility to freeze
existing matrices

Validity checking
– Detection of invalid matrices
– Automatic detection for radio data
and calculation area modifications
– No detection for geo data
modifications

Matrix export (ASCII or binary format)

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* Notes
• Path loss results are not stored in a linked database.
• The command “Force calculation” (available in the Tools menu and in the context menu of the
Predictions folder, Ctrl+F7 shortcut, icon in the toolbar) can be used to run calculations of coverage
predictions. In this case, Atoll calculates prediction studies from scratch : first of all, it deletes all the
path loss matrices even if they are existing and valid, it recalculates them and finally it computes the
unlocked prediction studies. Use this feature if you change geographic data.
• It is possible to calculate only path loss matrices (by selecting the commands Calculations and
Calculate path loss matrices in the context menus of the Transmitters folder, of a transmitter or of any
group of transmitters).

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2.6.1

1. General Introduction

2. Working Environment

3. Creating an .atl Document

4. Managing Geographic Data

5. Managing Radio Data

6. Managing Computations

7. Project Outputs

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O PREDICTION REPORTS

O STUDY HISTOGRAMS

O CREATING A PLOT
7. PROJECT OUTPUTS

O EXPORT COVERED PROJECTS

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2.6.1

O DEFINE FOCUS ZONE

7. PROJECT OUTPUTS

O GENERATE REPORT

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* Note
Reports and statistics are restricted to an optional focus zone which can be built like the computation
zone (import, drawing or copy-paste). If there is no focus zone, the computation zone is used.

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2.6.1

O HISTOGRAM REPORT OF COVERAGE

7. PROJECT OUTPUTS

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2.6.1

O DEFINE PRINTING ZONE

7. PROJECT OUTPUTS

O SETTING UP THE PAGE LAYOUT

Q Legend
Q Logo
Q Rulers
Q Scale
Q Paper Settings
Q Etc.

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* Note
Reports and statistics are restricted to an optional focus zone which can be built like the computation
zone (import, drawing or copy-paste). If there is no focus zone, the computation zone is used.

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2.6.1

O PRINT
Q Click The Print Icon ( ) from The Tool Bar
7. PROJECT OUTPUTS

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2.6.1

O EXPORTING MAPS

Q Copying/Pasting a map with link or not

6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

Q Creating a standard format image

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* Note
With the displayed project, it is optionally possible to print on the same page the title, come
comments, a logo, rulers and the legend.

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2.6.1

O EXPORTING COVERAGE PLOTS

Q Raster format : Bmp, Tiff, Bil, Grd/Grc, ArcView Grid (.Txt)

– Available for any study having only one information per pixel, e.g.
e.g.
6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

coverage by best signal strength (not supported in coverage per Tx

or related attribute)

– Can be done over a Coverage Export zone which can be built like
the Printing Zone

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* Note
With the displayed project, it is optionally possible to print on the same page the title, come
comments, a logo, rulers and the legend.

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2.6.1

O EXPORTING COVERAGE PLOTS

Q Raster format : Bmp, Tiff, Bil, Grd/Grc, ArcView Grid (.Txt)

6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

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* Note
With the displayed project, it is optionally possible to print on the same page the title, come
comments, a logo, rulers and the legend.

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O EXPORTING COVERAGE PLOTS

Q Vector format : Mif, Shp, Agd, Tab

– Available for any study having one or several information per pixel,
pixel,
6. MANAGING COMPUTATIONS

e.g. coverage by best signal strength, coverage by transmitter, etc.

– Coverage attributes are saved in the exported file

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* Note
With the displayed project, it is optionally possible to print on the same page the title, come
comments, a logo, rulers and the legend.

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2.6.1

ATOLL GSM/GPRS/EGPRS
FEATURES

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2.6.1

1. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Planning Overview

2. Resource Management
3. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Specific Radio Data
4. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Basic Studies
5. Neighbour Allocation
6. Frequency Allocation
7. AFP Generic Features
8. Frequency Plan Analysis
9. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Specific Predictions
10. Using Drive Tests

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

1. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS PLANNING OVERVIEW

O SUPPORTED TECHNOLOGIES

O 2G NETWORK DESIGN USING ATOLL

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O MULTI-
MULTI-LAYERS NETWORKS (HCS)
1. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS PLANNING OVERVIEW

O CONCENTRIC CELLS (OVERLAY/UNDERLAY)

Q Inner and Outer subcells
Q Dual band stations, multi-
multi-bands networks

O ADVANCED VOICE MODELLING

Q Support of FR, HR, EFR, AMR
Q Quality Indicator studies (BER, FER, MOS)

O GPRS AND GPRS/EDGE NETWORKS

Q Modelling of traffic parameters
Q Dimensioning of multi-
multi-technology networks
Q Coding scheme, Throughput and BLER studies

O FREQUENCY HOPPING
Q Base Band Hopping
Q Synthesized Frequency Hopping
Q HSN, MAIO
Q Synchronisation level

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1 Open an Existing Project
or Create a New One

1. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS PLANNING OVERVIEW

Network Configuration
- Add Network Elements
- Change Parameters

Basic Predictions
(Best Server, Signal Level)

Traffic Maps Dimensioning User-defined values

Required number
of TRXs

Neighbour Allocation

Automatic Frequency Allocation (AFP) Manual Frequency Allocation

List of
Frequencies

GSM/GPRS/EDGE Predictions Prediction Study Reports

Frequency Plan Analysis

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2.6.1

1. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Planning Overview

2. Resource Management
3. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Specific Radio Data
4. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Basic Studies
5. Neighbour Allocation
6. Frequency Allocation
7. AFP Generic Features
8. Frequency Plan Analysis
9. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Specific Predictions
10. Using Drive Tests

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2.6.1

O OVERVIEW

O FREQUENCIES
2. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

O BSICS

O HSNS

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O RESOURCES TO BE MANAGED

Q Frequencies
Q BSICs
Q HSNs
2. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

O MANAGEMENT FROM THE TRANSMITTERS FOLDER CONTEXT MENU

Q Description of frequency bands

Q Definition of domains and groups

– Frequencies, BSICs, HSNs

– Splitting resources over validation domains:

O Domain = Set of groups
O Group = Set of resources (channels, BSICs, HSNs)
O Allocated resources must belong to the related domains

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O DOMAINS AND GROUPS OF FREQUENCIES

Frequency band related

to the domain
2. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Description of groups
• The group 1 contains all the channels between 55 and 87 and the channel 60.
• The group 2 contains all the channels between 10 and 30 except the channel 35.

Q One frequency domain assigned to each TRX type per cell type
Q Frequencies allocated to TRXs manually or automatically

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2.6.1

O DOMAINS AND GROUPS OF BSICs

Q BSIC – BCCH : Cell identifier

Q Made of 2 codes
– Network Colour Code (NCC 0 Î7) + BTS Colour Code (BCC 0 Î7)
2. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Q Default Format : Octal (base 8)

– NCC 5 + BCC 4 Î BSIC 54

Q Format selection in the Transmitters context menu

Q Same procedure and GUI as the one available for frequency domain and
group definition

Q One BSIC domain assigned to each Tx

Q One BSIC allocated to each Tx manually or automatically

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Note: You can define another format for the BSIC from the Transmitters folder context menu. In
[Network Settings:BSIC:Format], you can select the decimal format (base 10). Existing domains will
be modified according to that selection (0…77 Æ 0…63)

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2.6.1

O DOMAINS AND GROUPS OF HSNs

Q HSNs (Hopping Sequence Number)

– Random sequence generator
– Description of the frequency hopping sequence
– 64 available values [0..63]
2. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

– Pseudo-
Pseudo-random sequences except HSN = 0 (Cyclic hopping)

Q Same procedure and GUI as the one available for frequency domain and
group definition

Q One HSN domain assigned to each TRX type per cell type

Q One HSN allocated to each subcell per Tx manually or automatically

automatically

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2.6.1

1. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Planning Overview

2. Resource Management
3. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Specific Radio Data
4. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Basic Studies
5. Neighbour Allocation
6. Frequency Allocation
7. AFP Generic Features
8. Frequency Plan Analysis
9. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Specific Predictions
10. Using Drive Tests

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O HCS LAYERS

O CELL TYPES

O CODEC EQUIPMENT

O GPRS/EGPRS EQUIPMENT

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2.6.1

O TRANSMITTER PROPERTIES : GENERAL TAB

3. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS SPECIFIC RADIO DATA

HCS layer which the

transmitter belongs to

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2.6.1

O DEFINITION OF SERVICE LAYERS

3. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS SPECIFIC RADIO DATA
Priority of the HCS layer
• Highest value is the highest priority
• Used in coverage predictions

Minimum signal level to be attached to a

HCS layer
• Used in coverage predictions with the
layer priority parameter. Highest priority
layer will be considered only if the its signal
level is higher that this threshold.
• If same priority, selection of the layer
having the highest delta from this threshold

O EACH TRANSMITTER CAN BELONG TO A HCS LAYER (OPTIONAL)

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Note: By default, if there are two HCS layers with the same priority, the calculated serving
transmitter is the one for which the difference between the received signal level and its HCS layer’s
minimum reception threshold is the highest. Another strategy for calculating the serving transmitter,
based on received signal levels only, is available. You can use the second strategy by activating an
option in the Atoll.ini file as described in the Administrator Manual

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2.6.1

3. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS SPECIFIC RADIO DATA Specific max number of TRXs

Choice of
a cell type

Frequency band related to the BCCH

subcell frequency domain.
• Used by propagation models
Allowed propagation range for the
considered transmitter
BSIC
domain Transmitter identifier

Subcell settings
• Properties initialised by the values
given to the selected cell type
• Parameters related to dimensioning
• Parameters related to frequency
hopping

Button to access the selected subcell

property dialogue

List of TRXs
• Allocated channels (automatic or
manual)
• Parameter related to frequency
hopping

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* Notes
•The Cell type is a template which is used to initialise the subcell parameters of the transmitters. The
list of all the cell types can be accessed by right clicking on the Transmitters Folder and selecting
the [Network Settings: Cell Types] command.
•It is possible to model in an advance way multi-band transmitters such as specific propagation
settings can be defined for each frequency bands in use in the related Tx. This configuration is not
available by default and can be set by the use of an optional Atoll.ini file.

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O "CELL TYPE" = TEMPLATE FOR SUBCELLS

3. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS SPECIFIC RADIO DATA
Q Description of each TRX type you may have within a transmitter

Q Each transmitter must refer to a cell type (mandatory)

– Initialisation of subcell parameters in transmitters

Properties of a standard
macro cell 1800

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* Notes
• A cell type must always contain the BCCH and TCH TRX types.

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2.6.1

O CODEC EQUIPMENT FOR GSM ONLY

3. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS SPECIFIC RADIO DATA

Q Creation and management from the Transmitters context menu

Type of Ideal Codec Mode :

codecs will be filtered on the
selected Quality Indicator and
selected according to the one
providing the highest quality
indicator (Quality threshold tab)

Receiver Noise
compliant with
the graphs

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O CODEC EQUIPMENT FOR GSM ONLY

3. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS SPECIFIC RADIO DATA
Q Creation and management from the Transmitters context menu

Defines, for each codec (with potential specific

mobility, frequency band and frequency hopping
type, the min C/I required to make possible a
codec In case of Non ideal mode. The codec –
compliant with the defined terminal and
transmitter - with the highest priority will be kept

Defines, for each codec (with

potential specific mobility, frequency
band and frequency hopping type),
the min C/I required to make
possible a codec according to the
selected Ideal mode. The codec –
compliant with the defined terminal
and transmitter - with the highest
Quality Indicator will be kept.

Defines, for each codec (with

potential specific mobility, frequency
band and frequency hopping type),
the Quality Indicator provided to a
coverage according to the C/N or C/I
value.
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2.6.1

O CODEC EQUIPMENT ASSIGNMENT

3. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS SPECIFIC RADIO DATA

Q Transmitter properties : Equipment tab

Type of equipment installed on

the transmitter

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O CODEC EQUIPMENT ASSIGNMENT

3. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS SPECIFIC RADIO DATA

Q Terminal properties

Type of equipment compatible

with the terminal
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* Note
Since Codec equipment may be defined at the two extremities of a (Transmitter-Terminal) link, the
codecs will be available only if compliancy is checked between the two

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2.6.1

O GPRS/EGPRS EQUIPMENT FOR GPRS/EDGE ONLY

3. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS SPECIFIC RADIO DATA

Q Creation and management from the Transmitters context menu

Technology
supported by
equipment

Receiver Noise
compliant with the
defined graphs

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2.6.1

O GPRS/EGPRS EQUIPMENT
3. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS SPECIFIC RADIO DATA

Q Creation and management from the Transmitters context menu

Charts related to EDGE mode (resp.
8PSK) if the EDGE (8PSK) box is
checked, else they are related to the
GPRS (GMSK) mode.

Minimum C and C/I

thresholds to fulfil in
order for the coding
scheme to be used

Definition of
charts
Throughput/TS= Coding scheme
f(C) and determination according to
Throughput/TS= specific frequency hopping
f(C/I). type, mobility or frequency
band (or All)

User-
User-defined BLER consistent
with computed thresholds

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2.6.1

O GPRS/EGPRS EQUIPMENT ASSIGNMENT

3. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS SPECIFIC RADIO DATA

Q Transmitter properties : Equipment tab

Selected if the transmitter supports Type of equipment installed on

GPRS or EDGE/GPRS the transmitter

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* Notes
• The consideration or not of 8PSK modulation (which has an impact on the coverage – EDGE only) is
defined at the subcell and at the TRX level
• It is possible to fix the maximum number of coding schemes supported through the TRX equipment,
selected at the subcell and at the TRX level (CS for GPRS, MCS for EDGE)

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2.6.1

O GPRS/EGPRS EQUIPMENT ASSIGNMENT

3. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS SPECIFIC RADIO DATA

Q Terminal properties

Type of equipment compatible

with the terminal

Number of coding schemes

Support or not of GPRS or/and supported by the terminal in
EDGE mode GPRS (CS) or in EDGE (MCS)
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* Note
Since GPRS/EGPRS equipment may be defined at the two extremities of a (Transmitter-Terminal) link,
the coding schemes will be available only if compliancy is checked between the two

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2.6.1

1. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Planning Overview

2. Resource Management
3. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Specific Radio Data
4. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Basic Studies
5. Neighbour Allocation
6. Frequency Allocation
7. AFP Generic Features
8. Frequency Plan Analysis
9. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Specific Predictions
10. Using Drive Tests

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2.6.1

O POINT ANALYSIS
4. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS BASIC STUDIES

O COMMON COVERAGE PREDICTIONS

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2.6.1

O ANALYSIS AT THE SUBCELL LEVEL

Q Choice of a TRX type

4. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS BASIC STUDIES

Q Available in Profile (calculations in real time) and Reception

(calculations based on the path loss matrices) tabs

Q Consideration of power offsets defined in the studied subcell

Q Representation of power offsets by partly filled reception bars

O ANALYSIS OF HCS LAYERS

Q Available in the Reception bar

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* Note
Atoll gives the same results on all the TRX types of a transmitter when the power offsets of subcells are
identical.

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2.6.1

O GENERIC STUDY dialogue FOR ALL THE STUDIES (General, Condition, Display
tabs)
4. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS BASIC STUDIES

O DEFINITION OF THE SERVICE ZONE OF EACH TRANSMITTER

Q Reception of the signal level of a subcell

– Choice of the studied TRX type
– Consideration of power offsets
– Shadowing considered or not
– Indoor coverage or not (receiver located indoor)
– Reception threshold values
O Global values defined by the user
O Value defined for each subcell

Q Selection of the server

– All
– Best signal level per HCS layer
– Second best signal level per HCS layer
– Best signal level of the highest priority layer

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* Notes
•Atoll gives the same results on all the TRX types of a transmitter when the power offsets of subcells
are identical.
•The highest priority layer is considered only if the received signal level exceeds the threshold defined
per layer.
•In case of same HCS priority, the selected layer is the one having the highest delta from this threshold

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

1. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Planning Overview

2. Resource Management
3. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Specific Radio Data
4. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Basic Studies
5. Neighbour Allocation
6. Frequency Allocation
7. AFP Generic Features
8. Frequency Plan Analysis
9. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Specific Predictions
10. Using Drive Tests

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2.6.1

O IMPORTING EXISTING NEIGHBOUR RELATIONSHIPS

O NEIGHBOUR AUTOMATIC ALLOCATION

5. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

O NEIGHBOUR GRAPHICAL DISPLAY

O MODIFYING NEIGHBOUR RELATIONSHIPS MANUALLY

O EXPORTING NEIGHBOUR RELATIONSHIPS

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2.6.1
RELATIONSHIPS (1/2)
O POSSIBILITY TO COPY/PASTE OR TO IMPORT A LIST OF NEIGHBOURS

O PREREQUISITES
Q A text file with at least 2 columns
– Source transmitters and neighbour transmitters
– Relationships must be defined between Atoll format transmitter
5. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

names

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RELATIONSHIPS (2/2)

5. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O POSSIBILITY TO DEFINE NEIGHBOURHOOD CONSTRAINTS TO BE

CONSIDERED DURING THE AUTOMATIC NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION
5. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

List of neighbourhood relationships

you may force or forbid

O ALLOCATION PARAMETERS
Q Maximum number of neighbours
– Global value for all the transmitters or value specified for each
each
transmitter
Q Maximum inter-
inter-site distance
Q Allocation strategy based on the overlapping of cell coverage

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* Notes
• It is possible to apply exceptional pairs (forbidden or forced pairs) from the neighbour table context
menu.
• It is possible to graphically manage (display and creation) on the map forced/forbidden pairs of
neighbours (exceptional pairs).

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2.6.1

Coverage conditions Calculation options

5. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

Overlapping criterion

Do not select the option

Start allocation if you want to keep
existing neighbours
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* Notes
• The parameter “maximum number of neighbours” set in the automatic allocation dialog is a default
value. Atoll uses it only if no value is defined at the transmitter level.
• You can carry out neighbour allocation either globally on all the transmitters or on a group of
transmitters or on a single transmitter.
• The automatic neighbour allocation parameters can be saved in an external .cfg user configuration file.

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O OVERLAPPING CRITERION

% Min covered Area is defined by the formula : (SA ∩ SB) / SA where :

- SA is the coverage area of A restricted by HO start and HO end
- SB is the best server area of cell B
B best server area
5. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

(candidate)
A best server area
(Reference) B

Best Signal level

for A + HO end

Best Signal level

Minimum for A + HO start
BCCH of A

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O ALLOCATION RESULT
Q Sorted list of neighbours with allocation reasons and importance value
(0-
(0-1)
5. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

Allocation results

Sort and filtering tools

Commit selected
neighbours only
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* Note
Sort and Filtering tools, Fill Down and Up shortcuts (Ctrl+D and Ctrl+U) are available in the automatic
allocation result table.

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O DISPLAY OF NEIGHBOURHOOD LINKS ON THE MAP

Q Calculate a “coverage by transmitter” and display it on the map

Q Select the icon in the toolbar and click a transmitter on the map
5. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

Outwards link: Site1_1 is Inwards link: Site6_1 is

neighbour of Site6_1 neighbour of Site9_1

Symmetric link: Site5_1 is

neighbour of Site6_1 and
vice-
vice-versa

Neighbourhood relationships of Site6_1

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* Notes
• Atoll is able to show the coverage areas of neighbours of any selected transmitter on the map. This
requires an already computed “Coverage by transmitter” (with a colour display per transmitter)
displayed on the map. Selected cell and its neighbours have highlighted coverage cell contours. The
selected cell is horizontally hatched, its neighbours vertically hatched.
• If a coverage by transmitter is displayed on the map, neighbours may be selected by clicking the cells.
• Information to be displayed (symmetric, outwards, inwards links) can be configured in the Display
options dialogue.
• Thanks to the scrolling box close to the Neighbour graphic management, it is possible to display the
forced or the forbidden exceptional pairs on the map.

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2.6.1

O POSSIBILITY TO DISPLAY NEIGHBOUR CHARACTERISTICS ON THE MAP

Q Calculate a “coverage by transmitter” and display it on the map

Q Display neighbour relationships of the desired transmitter

Q Click the icon from the toolbar

5. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

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2.6.1
MANUALLY
O POSSIBILITY TO ADD/REMOVE NEIGHBOUR RELATIONSHIPS ON THE MAP
USING THE CTRL AND SHIFT SHORTCUTS

O POSSIBILITY TO ADD/REMOVE NEIGHBOURS IN THE TRANSMITTER

PROPERTY DIALOGUE
5. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

Neighbour list of Site23_G1

List of transmitters within a 30 km radius

from the selected one (sorted in a ascending
inter-site distance order)

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* Notes
• It is possible to directly add/remove neighbourhood links with respect to symmetry in the Intra-
technology Neighbours table (table listing neighbour relationships of all the transmitters) using the
Delete link and symmetric and Symmetrise commands available in a context menu of the table.
• Neighbours manually allocated have their ‘Importance field forced to 1.
• A neighbour audit listing statistics and incompliant assignments is available.

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O POSSIBILITY TO COPY/PASTE OR TO EXPORT THE LIST OF NEIGHBOURS

5. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

1. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Planning Overview

2. Resource Management
3. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Specific Radio Data
4. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Basic Studies
5. Neighbour Allocation
6. Frequency Allocation
7. AFP Generic Features
8. Frequency Plan Analysis
9. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Specific Predictions
10. Using Drive Tests

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O FREQUENCY HOPPING OVERVIEW

O HOPPING PARAMETERS
6. FREQUENCY ALLOCATION

O USE OF PARAMETERS IN HOPPING MODES

O MANUAL FREQUENCY ALLOCATION

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O 2 HOPPING MODES

Q Base Band Hopping

– One frequency per TRX

6. FREQUENCY ALLOCATION

– Mobile hops over TRXs

Q Synthesised Frequency Hopping

– One frequency list per TRX

– Mobile linked to a TRX

– TRX hops over frequencies

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O HSN : Hopping Sequence Number

– Defined at the subcell level

O Synchronisation : Hopping synchronisation of several subcells

Q Defined at the subcell level
6. FREQUENCY ALLOCATION

Q By default, all the subcells of a site are synchronised

O MAL : Mobile Allocation List

Q Defined from available frequencies in TRXs

O MAIO : Mobile Allocation Index Offset

Q Defined at the TRX level

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O BBH
Q Hops only over TRXs of a given subcell
Q MAL : list of frequencies defined in subcells
Q HSN
Q Synchronisation
6. FREQUENCY ALLOCATION

O SFH
Q MAL : list of frequencies defined per TRX
Q HSN
Q Synchronisation
Q MAIO
Q Association (MAL, MAIO)

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O ALLOCATION OF FREQUENCIES FOR EACH REQUESTED TRX OF A SUBCELL

Q 1 BCCH TRX mandatory

Q Depends on the hopping mode defined in subcells

– Non hopping or BBH mode : 1 frequency per TRX
6. FREQUENCY ALLOCATION

– SFH : 1 frequency list per TRX + MAIO

Q Depends on the allocation strategy : Group constrained or Free

– Group constrained: only frequencies belonging to a same group in a
frequency domain which are not excluded for a given subcell can be
allocated
– Free: all the frequencies of a frequency domain excepted the ones
ones
excluded from the subcell can be allocated

O ALLOCATION OF THE BCCH AND THE BSIC TO EACH Tx

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* Note
A sector to sector graphical tool allows you to study the potential C/I levels between transmitters in co-
channel case (View menu). This functionality helps the planner to locate the areas in which the
channel allocation may be very critical.

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

BSIC domain
selection and
BSIC Allocation
Synchronisation Site
HSN domain selection
used to calculate
and HSN Allocation
collision probabilities
6. FREQUENCY ALLOCATION

No. of TRXs
to be
created per
subcell

Channel
Allowed
Allocation:
domains for
•1 per TRX (NH
related TRXs
or BBH)
•List in SFH

To be filled when using SFH

List of TRX types to
be created – empty
by default
List of possible channels in the defined domains
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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O ALLOCATION OF FREQUENCIES IN THE TRX TABLE

Q By copy-
copy-paste

Q Using the table generic import

– From any ASCII text file
6. FREQUENCY ALLOCATION

– From any table exported using the generic export feature within Atoll

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

1. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Planning Overview

2. Resource Management
3. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Specific Radio Data
4. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Basic Studies
5. Neighbour Allocation
6. Frequency Allocation
7. AFP Generic Features
8. Frequency Plan Analysis
9. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Specific Predictions
10. Using Drive Tests

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O OVERVIEW

O GENERIC DIRECTIVES
7. AFP GENERIC FEATURES

O AFP PROCESS

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O GENERIC DIALOGS AVAILABLE FOR ANY AFP MODEL

O POSSIBILITY TO ALLOCATE
Q Frequencies, Frequency hopping groups (MAL), HSN, MAIO, BSIC

O GOAL OF AFP
7. AFP GENERIC FEATURES

Q Find optimal allocations that minimise interferences over the network

network
and comply with a set of constraints (separation, frequency domain
domain
limitation)

O PRINCIPLE OF AN AFP MODEL

Q Convergence criterion based on a cost function
Q The cost function consists of two main components
– Cost component due to interferences
– Cost component due to separation constraint violations
Q The AFP model tries to minimise the value of the cost function

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O WEIGHTS
Q To increase or decrease importance of subcells and transmitters during AFP
Q Defined at Tx and subcell levels

O SUBCELL QUALITY REQUIREMENTS

Q Minimum C/I threshold
7. AFP GENERIC FEATURES

Q Maximum percentage of interferences

O DOMAIN RESOURCES
Q Frequency and HSN : Subcell level
Q BSIC : Tx level

O FREEZING OPTIONS
Q To keep an existing allocation
Q Possibility to keep
– Channel(s) assigned to a TRX
– Channels assigned to a Tx
– HSN assigned to a subcell
– HSNs assigned to all the subcells of a Tx
– BSIC assigned to a Tx

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2.6.1

O REQUIREMENTS

Q Number of requested TRXs per transmitter (Existing dimensioning results)

Q Existing neighbour allocation

7. AFP GENERIC FEATURES

Q Definition of subcell hopping mode

O POSSIBILITY TO START AN AFP ON ALL THE TRANSMITTERS, ON A GROUP

OF TRANSMITTERS, OR ON A SINGLE TRANSMITTER

O ALLOCATION STEPS

Q Optionally computing interference histograms

Q Setting AFP inputs

Q Loading and checking the network and Starting the AFP

Q Analysing allocation results

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O 1st STEP : INTERFERENCE ESTIMATION

Q C/I probabilities between pairs of (interfered subcell, interferer
subcell) in co-
co-channel case
– Import of ASCII files
– Calculation of the current active network
7. AFP GENERIC FEATURES

Interference probability
defined in % of interfered
area or traffic

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* Notes
• Several interference matrices can be imported/calculated for different regions/planning steps. Each
of them may activated/inactivated.
• When several interference matrices are available, Atoll uses the worst case on each pixel for each
pair of (Transmitter, subcell).
• Existing interference matrices can be activated/deactivated. Only activated interference matrices are
considered during the AFP process.
• Interference Matrices can also be run from any transmitter folder/subfolder context menu (right click)

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2.6.1

O 2nd STEP : INVOLVED ITEMS

Q Planning of different resources
Q Possibility to take into account or not all the potential interferers
interferers

Selected AFP
model
7. AFP GENERIC FEATURES

Resources to
be allocated

Additional indicators –
related to the selected
model – to be allocated

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* Notes
• The cost function only consists of the separation violation cost when the option “Load all the potential
interferers” is not selected.
• The BSIC allocation is based on interferences between cells when the option “Load all the potential
interferers” is selected. In this case, Atoll assigns different BSICs to potential interferers, which have
the same BCCH.

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2.6.1

O 3rd STEP : SEPARATION CONSTRAINTS

Q Definition of inter-
inter-channel separation constraints
– Exceptional Pairs
– Co-
Co-Site, Co-
Co-Cell and Neighbours distinction
– Traffic and Control subcell distinction
7. AFP GENERIC FEATURES

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* Note
It is possible to graphically manage (display and creation) exceptional pairs on the map.

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2.6.1

O 4th STEP : ADVANCED AFP SETTINGS

Q Subcell Global Freezing regarding to the TRX type

Q Existing TRX Global Freezing regarding to the TRX type

Q Traffic Load Source (user-

(user-defined or from the default capture)
7. AFP GENERIC FEATURES

Q Consideration of not of the DTX mode (+ Voice activity factor)

Loading of the
involved items

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2.6.1

O 5th STEP : LOADING AND CHECKING THE NETWORK

Q Network loading

– The transmitters to be allocated : “TBA” transmitters

O Active and filtered transmitters which belong to the transmitters
transmitters
folder for which the AFP was launched and to the focus zone (if
7. AFP GENERIC FEATURES

existing or otherwise to the computation zone) as well

– The potential interferers with TBA transmitters if the option “Load

“Load all
the potential interferers is selected

– The transmitters involved in the specified separation conditions with

TBA transmitters
O Neighbours, co-
co-site transmitters, transmitters or subcells of
exceptional pairs, neighbours of neighbours in case of BSIC
allocation

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* Note
The calculated cost is based on all the loaded transmitters. On the other hand, only TBA transmitters
may be assigned the selected resources.

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O 6th STEP : LAST SETTINGS BEFORE STARTING AFP

Network consistency checking

• Non-
Non-blocking warnings :
values out of range,
inconsistencies of the existing
allocation
7. AFP GENERIC FEATURES

• Blocking errors : empty

domains

Event Viewer

The strategy used by the

AFP model depends on
the specified time

The path to a solution

is initialised by a seed
number

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Information about
O 6th STEP : ANALYSING ALLOCATION RESULTS Interference Matrices
Q Information about AFP progress

AFP Progress Real-

Real-time information
7. AFP GENERIC FEATURES

Event Viewer

Costs and Components Cost and Load

Histograms
(initial, best)

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O 7th STEP : ANALYSING ALLOCATION RESULTS

Q Display of the frequency plan
Information on
Allocated resources separation violation
(type, involved items) Possibility to keep
existing or existing
results
7. AFP GENERIC FEATURES

Resource coloured
according to its
allocation status

Selection of information
to be displayed

Reset plan to previous one

Deletion of TRxs violating

separation constraints

Possibility to resume or assign

Export results in txt files the reached frequency plan

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• Atoll uses the following colour coding,
• Artic blue : frozen resource,
• Red : resource modified since the previous allocation but with separation constraint
violation,
• Green : resource modified since the previous allocation with respect to separation
constraints,
• Black : resource not modified,
• Blue : resource assigned with separation constraints respected,
• Purple : resource assigned but with separation violation,
• Brown : resource not modified with separation violation,
• Grey : transmitters and subcells involved in computations.
• The TRX ranking per transmitter can be optionally displayed in this output dialogue

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1. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Planning Overview

2. Resource Management
3. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Specific Radio Data
4. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Basic Studies
5. Neighbour Allocation
6. Frequency Allocation
7. AFP Generic Features
8. Frequency Plan Analysis
9. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Specific Predictions
10. Using Drive Tests

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O NETWORK CONSISTENCY CHECKING

O CHANNEL SEARCH TOOL

8. FREQUENCY PLAN ANALYSIS

O FREQUENCY HISTOGRAMS

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O TOOL TO CHECK THE CONSISTENCY OF A NETWORK

Q Recommended after an automatic or manual allocation
Q Available by selecting Frequency plan and Audit… in the Transmitters
Transmitters
folder context menu
8. FREQUENCY PLAN ANALYSIS

O CONSISTENCY CHECKING PERFORMED ON

Q The active and filtered transmitters which belong to the transmitters
transmitters
folder for which the audit was launched and to the focus zone (if (if existing
or otherwise to the computation zone) as well :“TBA” transmitters
transmitters
Q The potential interferers with TBA transmitters if the option “Load
“Load all the
potential interferers” is selected
Q The transmitters involved in the specified separation conditions with TBA
transmitters (Neighbours, co-co-site transmitters, transmitters or subcells of
exceptional pairs, neighbours of neighbours in case of BSIC allocation)
allocation)

O SYSTEMATIC CHECKING
Q Unique BCCH TRX per transmitter, consistency TRXs/cell types, …

O ADDITIONAL CHECKING ON FREQUENCIES, HSNs AND/OR BCISs

Q Domains compliance, separation constraints, no empty domain, (BSIC
(BSIC--
BCCH) checking, …

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* Note
Another tool (available by selecting the Subcells and Audit… commands in the Transmitters folder
context menu) enables you to check consistency of subcell and TRX parameters duplicated at the
transmitter level. It is recommended to use it after an automatic or manual allocation. For each
transmitter, atoll checks that:
• The number of TRXs indicated in the Transmitters table corresponds to the number of TRXs listed
for the transmitter in the TRXs table,
• The list of channels used by the transmitter consists of all the channels assigned to TRXs of the
transmitter,
• The BCCH of the transmitter corresponds to the channel assigned to BCCH TRX of the transmitter,
• The number of required TRXs indicated in the Transmitters table equals the sum of required TRXs of
the transmitter subcells,
• The transmitter hopping mode is the one of its TCH subcell.

You may display in the events viewer the list of problems grouped by transmitters and solve the
detected problems. Atoll updates the transmitter parameters inconsistent with their subcells and
TRXs.

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O TOOL TO VISUALISE CHANNEL AND BSIC REUSE ON THE MAP

Q Possibility to find transmitters which are assigned a given :

– Channel
– BSIC
8. FREQUENCY PLAN ANALYSIS

– BCCH-
BCCH-BSIC

O WAY TO USE THIS TOOL

Q Create and calculate a coverage by transmitter with a colour display

display by
transmitter

Q Open the Channel search window available in the View menu

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O EG. SEARCH FOR CHANNEL

Type of
channel
8. FREQUENCY PLAN ANALYSIS

Colours given to transmitters

• Red : co-
co-channel transmitters
• Orange : Multi-
Multi-adjacent channel
(-1 and +1) transmitters
• Green : Adjacent channel (-
(-1)
transmitters
• Blue : Adjacent channel (+1)
transmitters
• Grey : Other transmitters

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O DISPLAY OF THE FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION

Q Available by selecting Frequency plan and Frequency Distribution…

Distribution… in the
Transmitters folder context menu
8. FREQUENCY PLAN ANALYSIS

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1. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Planning Overview

2. Resource Management
3. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Specific Radio Data
4. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Basic Studies
5. Neighbour Allocation
6. Frequency Allocation
7. AFP Generic Features
8. Frequency Plan Analysis
9. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Specific Predictions
10. Using Drive Tests

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9. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS SPECIFIC PREDICTIONS

O OVERVIEW

O GSM/GPRS/EGPRS COVERAGE STUDIES

O POINT INTERFERENCE ANALYSIS

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9. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS SPECIFIC PREDICTIONS

O LIST OF AVAILABLE STUDIES

Q Basic quality studies

– Interfered areas study
– Coverage by C/I level

Q Circuit service dedicated study

– Circuit quality indicators

Q Packet service dedicated studies

– Coding scheme coverage
– Packet throughput coverage

O PRINCIPLES

Q Study calculated for a given frequency plan

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O GENERIC STUDY DIALOG FOR ALL THE STUDIES (General, Condition,
Display tabs)

O AVAILABLE COVERAGE STUDY TEMPLATES

Q Coverage by C/I level study: global analysis of the network quality
quality
Q Interfered areas study: areas where a Rx is interfered

O DEFINITION OF THE ZONE TO STUDY IN THE CONDITION TAB

O DEFINITION OF THE SERVICE ZONE OF EACH TRANSMITTER

Q Server selection
– All
– Best signal level per HCS layer
– Second best signal level per HCS layer
– Best signal level of the highest priority layer
Q Shadowing considered or not + Cell edge coverage probability
Q Indoor coverage or not (receiver located indoor)
Q Subcell or user-
user-defined reception thresholds

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O INTERFERENCE CONDITION
Q Interference studied on a TRX type (or All)
Q Calculation of C/I and comparison with upper and lower thresholds
thresholds
– Subcell or user-
user-defined C/I thresholds
Q Optional interference computations
– Consideration or not of the receiver noise N (or user-
user-defined value)
– Consideration of C/I levels satisfied by at least one TRX or the worst
one
– Separated study of the contribution of co and/or adjacent channels
channels
– Modelling of the DTX with an voice activity factor
– Consideration of the traffic load per subcell
– Detailed results
O NH : per TRX type
O BBH : per TRX type and MAL
O SFH : per TRX type and MAL-
MAL-MAIO

O COLOURING DEPENDING ON ATTRIBUTES

Q C/I level, Max C/I level, Min C/I level, Transmitter
Q Any transmitter attribute...

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* Notes
• It is possible to know the amount of interfered traffic by creating a report from an interference study.
The analysed traffic comes from the default traffic capture.
• The model standard deviation is used to calculates shadowing margins on the signal levels
• The C/I standard deviation is used to calculate shadowing margins on C/I values
• It is possible to define default model and C/I standard deviation values. You may force Atoll to use
these values even if a clutter class map is available containing standard deviations per clutter class.
Otherwise, this value is used if no clutter class map is available in the .atl document.

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O COVERAGE BY C/I LEVEL STUDY
Q Global analysis of the network quality

Filter the useful signal

Filter C/I
values

Interference
calculation options

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O INTERFERED AREAS STUDY
Q Areas where a Rx is interfered

Filter the useful signal

Filter C/I
values

Interference
calculation options

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9. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS SPECIFIC PREDICTIONS

O GENERIC STUDY DIALOG FOR ALL THE STUDIES (General, Condition, Display
Display
tabs)

O PRINCIPLES
Q Coverage by FER, BER or MOS according to the radio conditions (C/N
(C/N or
C/I+N) and the possible codecs for terminals and transmitters

O DEFINITION OF THE ZONE TO STUDY IN THE CONDITION TAB

O DEFINITION OF THE SERVICE ZONE OF EACH TRANSMITTER

Q Server selection
– All
– Best signal level per HCS layer
– Second best signal level per HCS layer
– Best signal level of the highest priority layer
Q Shadowing considered or not + Cell edge coverage probability
Q Indoor coverage or not (receiver located indoor)
Q Subcell or user-
user-defined reception thresholds

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9. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS SPECIFIC PREDICTIONS

O INTERFERENCE CONDITION
Q Consideration or not of the receiver noise N (or based on a user-
user-defined
value)
Q Filter on interfered TRX types (or All)
Q Optional interference computations
– Separated study of the contribution of co and/or adjacent channels
channels
– Modelling of the DTX with an voice activity factor
– Consideration of the traffic load per subcell

O QUALITY INDICATOR CALCULATION

Q Based on defined codecs
– Depending on radio conditions (C/N or C/I+N)
– Consideration of the receiver noise N (or user-
user-defined value)
– Consideration of specific terminal and mobilities for compliancy with
selected terminals and mobilities in codec equipment

O COLOURING DEPENDING ON QUALITY INDICATORS

Q BER, FER, MOS
Q Best BER, best FER, best MOS

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O CIRCUIT QUALITY INDICATORS

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9. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS SPECIFIC PREDICTIONS

O GENERIC STUDY DIALOGS (General, Condition, Display tabs)

O AVAILABLE COVERAGE STUDY TEMPLATES

Q GPRS/EGPRS coding scheme: coding schemes selected according to
assigned GPRS/EGPRS equipment and radio conditions
Q RLC/MAC throughput per timeslot: Gross Throughput directly extracted
extracted
from GPRS/EDGE Equipment graphs
Q Application throughput per timeslot: Application Throughput deduced
deduced
from gross throughputs + Scaling factor and offset defined per service
service

O DEFINITION OF THE SERVICE ZONE OF EACH TRANSMITTER

Q Server selection
– All
– Best signal level per HCS layer
– Second best signal level per HCS layer
– Best signal level of the highest priority layer
Q Shadowing considered or not + Cell edge coverage probability
Q Indoor coverage or not (receiver located indoor)

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9. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS SPECIFIC PREDICTIONS

O INTERFERENCE CONDITION
Q Consideration or not of the receiver noise N (or user-
user-defined value)
Q Filter on interfered TRX types (or All)
Q Optional interference computations
– Separated study of the contribution of co and/or adjacent channels
channels
– Modelling of the DTX with an voice activity factor
– Consideration of the traffic load per subcell

O GPRS/EGPRS SPECIFIC OPTIONS

Q Limitation to GPRS or EDGE coding schemes only (or both)
Q Min coding scheme between C and C/I graphs or Max coding scheme
between C/N and C/(I+N) graphs
Q Ideal link Adaptation (Selection of the coding scheme providing the
highest throughput)
Q Consideration of specific terminal and mobilities for compliancy with
selected terminals and mobilities in codec equipment

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9. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS SPECIFIC PREDICTIONS

O THROUGHPUT SPECIFIC OPTIONS

Q Gross Throughput directly extracted from GPRS/EDGE Equipment graphs

graphs

Q Application Throughput deduced from gross throughputs + Scaling factor

and offset defined per service

O POSSIBILITY TO COLOUR THE PIXELS DEPENDING ON

Q Coding scheme, best coding scheme

Q Throughput per timeslot, best and average throughput per timeslot

timeslot

Q BLER or max BLER

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9. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS SPECIFIC PREDICTIONS

O GPRS/EGPRS CODING SCHEMES

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9. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS SPECIFIC PREDICTIONS

O RLC/MAC THROUGHPUT

Application Throughput conditions (Scaling

factor and Offset) defined in Service
properties

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2.6.1

9. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS SPECIFIC PREDICTIONS

O INTERFERENCE TAB IN POINT ANALYSIS WINDOW
Q Selection of potentially interfered transmitter
Q Indoor reception or not (receiver located indoor)
Q Filter on interfered TRX type (or All)
Q Filter on interferers
– Possibility to consider either all the interferers, or only co-
co-channel
interferers, or only adjacent channel interferers
Q Possibility to consider or not the receiver noise N
Q Analysis
– NH : per TRX type
– BBH : per TRX type and MAL
– SFH : per TRX type and MAL-
MAL-MAIO
Q Std deviation type (model or C/I) + Cell-
Cell-edge coverage probability
Q Reduction factor on signal and interference levels represented by by partly
filled bars
– Interfered reception bar: reduction due to power offset
– Interferer reception bars: reduction due to power offset, adjacent
adjacent
channel protection level, fractional load

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* Note
DTX and traffic load are not taken into account ; Atoll consider 100% as voice activity factor and traffic
load.

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9. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS SPECIFIC PREDICTIONS

O INTERFERENCE TAB IN POINT ANALYSIS WINDOW

Interference Area
based on C/I
conditions

Studied
Transmitter,
interference type
and condition

Resulting C/I value

Signal level (C)
of the potential
victim at the
receiver

Received noise (I)

from surrounding
co-
co- and adjacent
Channels at the
receiver
Transmitters
participating in the
noise determination
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* Important note
When using the interference point analysis to analyse an interference coverage study, be sure to have
the same settings between the coverage and the point analysis (Transmitter and subcell choice, C/I
conditions, Shadowing effect taken into account or not, indoor reception or not, co and/or adjacent
channel consideration, etc…)

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2.6.1

1. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Planning Overview

2. Resource Management
3. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Specific Radio Data
4. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Basic Studies
5. Neighbour Allocation
6. Frequency Allocation
7. AFP Generic Features
8. Frequency Plan Analysis
9. GSM/GPRS/EGPRS Specific Predictions
10. Using Drive Tests

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2.6.1

O IMPORT OF TEST MOBILE DATA PATH

O DRIVE TEST MANAGEMENT

O DRIVE TEST GRAPHIC ANALYSIS

10. USING DRIVE TESTS

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2.6.1

O OVERVIEW
Q Measurement path related to a serving cell and its neighbours
Q Check and improve the network quality

O IMPORT
Q Supported files
– Any ASCII text file (with tab, semi-
semi-colon or blank character as
separator)
10. USING DRIVE TESTS

– TEMS FICS-
FICS-Planet export (*.pln)
– TEMS text export (*.fmt)
Q Procedure
– Standard import as in Excel
– Mandatory information
O Position of measurement points
O ID of serving cells and their neighbours (up to 6 neighbours)
– You can import any additional information related to measurement
points
– Definition and storage of import configurations
– Multiple import

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* Notes
Importing several Test mobile data paths is supported by selecting multiple files.

ID for 2G cells = BCCH-BSIC pair

*** BSIC format must be specified (decimal or octal)
ID for UMTS cells = scrambling code + scrambling code group (if needed)
*** Scrambling code format must be specified (decimal or hexadecimal)
ID for CDMA2000 cells = PN offset + PN offset group (if needed)
*** PN offset format must be specified (decimal or hexadecimal)

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2.6.1

O TABLE
Q List of all the measurement points with their attributes and additional
additional
information
10. USING DRIVE TESTS

Q Standard content management and tools (filters, copy-

copy-paste, etc...)

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* Note
Interference Matrix and Export to CW measurement can be selected from the context menu of any path
context.

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2.6.1

O MANAGEMEMENT OF MEASUREMENT PATH POINTS

Option of extracting a
field related to a specific
transmitter along a path
10. USING DRIVE TESTS

Creation of any prediction on the

transmitters measured along the
path

Option of creating as many CW

measurement paths as the number of
involved transmitters along the path.
These data can be used to calibrate
any propagation model
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* Note
• In 2G project, you can export signal differences between pairs of subcells in terms of interference
matrices (probabilities of C/I). These can be imported as data for any Automatic Frequency Planning
Tool.
• You can export a test mobile data path in vector format using its context menu.

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2.6.1

O MANAGEMEMENT OF MEASUREMENT PATH POINTS

Filter per
type(s)
10. USING DRIVE TESTS

of clutter

Advanced filter
on additional Permanent
survey data deletion of out-
out-
of-
of-filter points

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* Notes
• In case the clutter is modified (such as addition of a new map or modification of existing data), you can
update this data for the existing test mobile data paths (including on the predictions already computed)
using the Refresh Geo Data command in the path context menu.
• You can permanently remove points which do not fulfil filter criteria.

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O MANAGEMEMENT OF MEASUREMENT PATH POINTS

10. USING DRIVE TESTS

List of defined
studies in the
measurement table

Option of preparing additional prediction

studies along the path using the existing
transmitter parameters (antennas,
propagation models, etc…)

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O MANAGEMEMENT OF MEASUREMENT PATH POINTS

10. USING DRIVE TESTS

Using the Atoll display dialog, you can

display the points according to any data
contained in the measurement table

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* Notes
• Selecting Multiple Shading from the Display type list allows you to display the points by symbol, colour
and size according to any attribute of the path table
• You can import or export the display configuration of the current measurement path
• The Fast Display check box forces the use of the lightest symbol (very useful for a large amount of
points)
• The paths can be globally managed at the folder level in order, for example, to display all of them, with
the same colour scheme.

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O TEST MOBILE DATA ANALYSIS WINDOW

Q Display on the map

10. USING DRIVE TESTS

Transmitters
measured and
indexed for the
current point.

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* Note
• The referenced transmitters are named 1 to n (transmitter 1 to transmitter n)

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O TEST MOBILE DATA ANALYSIS WINDOW

10. USING DRIVE TESTS

Synchronisation
Option of displaying table – map –
variation of any measurement
selected numeric window
field along the
selected path

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* Notes
• You can print or copy the content of the Test mobile data path window (from the context menu).
• Advanced zoom features in the Test mobile data path window (from the context menu).

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THE UMTS HSPA MODULE

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2.6.1

1. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Concepts

2. Workflow

3. Modelling a UMTS HSPA Network

4. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Predictions

5. Monte-
Monte-Carlo Based Simulation

6. Neighbour Allocation

7. Scrambling Codes Planning

8. Using Drive Tests

9. GSM/TDMA – UMTS Co-

Co-planning

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O UMTS CONCEPTS
1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

O HSDPA CONCEPTS

O HSUPA CONCEPTS

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O THE UMTS PLANNING CHALLENGE

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

Q Multiservice + multi-
multi-rate + high-
high-rate

Q Wideband

Q Code division multiple access technique

– All terminals share the same frequency

Q Mutual degradation of radio links defeated by sophisticated power

power
control

Q Coverage linked to traffic & services

– Cell breathing

REALISTIC UMTS PLANNING

REQUIRES SIMULATION OF TRAFFIC AND POWER CONTROL!

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O CPICH - COMMON PILOT CHANNEL

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

Q CPICH power equivalent to BCCH carrier power in gsm

Q Always on air

Q Approx. 5%..20% of the total carrier power

– 1..4 watts of 20W (30..36dBm of 43dBm)

Q Pilot quality

– Ec/Io
Ec/Io parameter
Ec:
Ec: Energy per chip (pilot signal)
Io: Downlink total noise spectral density

– Measured by mobile to find its best server and active set

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O SOFT HANDOFF
1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

Q UMTS handoff strategy different from GSM hard handoff

– Mobile in communication with several base stations (macro-
(macro-
diversity)
O Mobile Active Set

– Different types of soft handoff

O Soft, softer,
O Soft-
Soft-soft, softer-
softer-soft, soft-
soft-softer

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O ACTIVE SET
1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS
Q Set of transmitters connected to mobile

Q Active set determination

– Best pilot (server)

O Minimum Ec/Io
Ec/Io : Pilot quality threshold
O Highest Ec/Io
Ec/Io

– Admission of other transmitters in Active Set

O Handover margin : Active Set threshold
O Ec/Io
Ec/Io within a margin of best server

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O WCDMA RECEPTION PARAMETER

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

"Energy per bit" is the generic radio reception requirement

Eb / Nt = ( C / R ) / ( I / W )

Eb :Energy of one bit ( Ws/ kb that is to say J / kb)

Nt : Total noise density ( W / MHz )
R : Nominal rate of the service (kbps)
W : spreading width (MHz)
C : Carrier power (W)
I : Power of interfering carriers + thermal noise (W)

Eb / Nt = ( C / I ) . ( W / R )

C / I : Interference ratio used in GSM/TDMA planning (W / W)

W / R : Processing gain

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O POWER CONTROL
1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

Q Power control on traffic channel

Q Objectives
– Solve near-
near-far-
far-problem of CDMA in the uplink
– Limit overall interference to maximize capacity
– Ensure good reception for a maximum number of mobiles
– Power control yields a network-
network-wide compromise!

Q Means
– Mobile power adjustment for uplink
– Base station power adjustment for downlink
– UMTS power control is fast!

Q Main results
– Transmitter load conditions
O DL Power used
O UL Load factor = Interference / Total noise

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) IS A 3GPP RELEASE 5 FEATURE

FEATURE
FOR UMTS
1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

Q Designed for data service applications

Q Aimed to provide, for the downlink, significant reduced delays and
and peak
rates up to 8-
8-10 Mbps
Q Fully Release 99 backward compatible
Q Can co-
co-exist on the same RF carrier with R99 UMTS traffic

O TECHNICAL ASPECTS

Q New physical channels (modelled in Atoll)

Q Fast link adaptation (modelled in Atoll)
Q Fast retransmission mechanism
Q Fast scheduling at Node B (modelled in Atoll)

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O NEW TRANSPORT AND PHYSICAL CHANNELS ON THE DOWNLINK

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

Q HS-
HS-DSCH (High Speed Downlink Shared Channel): Transport channel
– HS-
HS-PDSCH (High Speed Physical Downlink Shared Channel):
Associated physical channel
– Carries user data
– Both time and codes shared between users
– Within each 2 ms transmission time interval (TTI), a constant spreading
spreading
factor of 16 is used with a maximum of 15 parallel codes
O 2 to 4 users can share the code resources with the same TTI
– Always associated to a R99 DCH (Dedicated Channel)

Q HS-
HS-SCCH (High Speed Shared Control Channel)
– Carries information to decode HS-
HS-DSCH (Modulation, Transport block
size,…
size,…)
– Spreading factor = 128

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O NEW PHYSICAL CHANNEL ON THE UPLINK

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

Q HS-
HS-DPCCH (High Speed Dedicated Physical Control Channel)
– Indicates the Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) used for fast link
adaptation
– Carries the acknowledgement signal for retransmission process
– Spreading factor = 256

O FAST LINK ADAPTATION INSTEAD OF POWER CONTROL

Q The HS-
HS-DSCH is transmitted at constant power over a TTI
Q Adaptive DL data rate by changing:
– The modulation scheme
– The coding
– The number of codes
Q Based on:
– The reported CQI
– UE (User Equipment) category

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O FAST SCHEDULING AT NODE B

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

Q The scheduler chooses the data that will be transmitted in the next
next TTI
– It sorts the users to be served

Q Different scheduling techniques

– Max CQI: resource is allocated to the UE with the best radio
propagation conditions
– Round Robin: every user is served in a sequential way
– Proportional fair: resource is allocated to the UE with the highest
instantaneous relative channel quality

O NO SOFT HANDOVER ON DL

Q The mobile has only one link from its best-

best-server

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O CELL POWER
1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS
Q The cell power is shared between R99 and HSDPA users

Q Two strategies possible for the HSDPA power allocation:

– Static allocation Ö the HSDPA power is a fixed part of the cell
power
– Dynamic allocation Ö the HSDPA power is the remaining cell
power after serving R99 users

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access) IS A 3GPP RELEASE 6 FEATURE

FEATURE
FOR UMTS
1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

Q Designed for data service applications

Q Aimed to provide, for the uplink, peak rates up to 3-
3- 4 Mbps
Q Fully Release 99 backward compatible
Q Can co-
co-exist on the same RF carrier with R99 UMTS traffic

O TECHNICAL ASPECTS

Q New transport and physical channels (modelled in Atoll)

Q Fast retransmission mechanism (modelled in Atoll)
Q Fast scheduling at Node B (modelled in Atoll)

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* Notes
• HSUPA can be used in the uplink even if HSDPA is not used in the downlink.
• From the terminal capability point of view, an HSUPA-capable terminal is required to support HSDPA
as well.

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O NEW TRANSPORT AND PHYSICAL CHANNELS ON THE UPLINK

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

Q E-DCH (Enhanced Dedicated Channel): Transport channel

– E-DPDCH (Enhanced Dedicated Physical Data Channel): Associated
physical channel
– Carries user data
– Dedicated channel: each UE has its own dedicated E-
E-DCH
– Always associated to a R99 DCH (Dedicated Channel)
– Supports OVSF: SF2 - SF256

Q E-DPCCH (Enhanced Dedicated Physical Control Channel)

– Transmits all the necessary information about the E- E-DPDCH in order to
decode the data channel transmission
– Also carries “Happy bit”
bit” information to indicate if the user is content
with the current data rate
– Spreading factor = 256

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O NEW PHYSICAL CHANNELS ON THE DOWNLINK

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

Q E-AGCH (Absolute Grant Channel)

– Transmits an absolute value of the Node B scheduler decision that
that lets
the UE know the relative transmission power it is allowed to use for
data channel transmission
– Spreading factor = 256

Q E-RGCH (Relative Grant Channel)

– Transmits single set-
set-up / set-
set-down scheduling commands that affect
the relative transmission power the UE is allowed to use for data
data
channel transmission

Q E-HICH (H-
(H-ARQ Indicator Channel)
– Carries positive and negative acknowledgements for retransmission
retransmission
process
– Multiplexed with E-
E-RGCH to a single downlink code channel of
spreading factor 128

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O HSUPA DOES NOT SUPPORT FAST LINK ADAPTATION

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

Q Higher modulation order schemes are not supported

O FAST SCHEDULING AT NODE B

Q The shared resource on UL is the UL noise rise i.e, the total power
power received
by the Node B receiver

Q The scheduler tasks are:

– To equally share this resource between users and to maintain the
interference level experienced close to the maximum
– To select the transport format (nb of bits to be transmitted in a TTI) for
the E-
E-DCH transport channel with respect to:
O The maximum terminal power allowed
O The UE (User Equipment) category

O SOFT HANDOVER IS SUPPORTED

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O COMPARISON TABLE
1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

Feature DCH HSDPA (HS-

(HS-DSCH) HSUPA (E-
(E-DCH)

Variable Spreading Factor Yes, SF4 - SF256 No, SF16 Yes, SF2 - SF256

Fast Power Control Yes No Yes

Adaptive Modulation No Yes No

BTS Based Scheduling No Yes Yes

Fast L1 HARQ No Yes Yes

Soft Handover Yes No Yes

TTI Length (ms) 80, 40, 20, 10 2 10, 2

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

1. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Concepts

2. Workflow

3. Modelling a UMTS HSPA Network

4. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Predictions

5. Monte-
Monte-Carlo Based Simulation

6. Neighbour Allocation

7. Scrambling Codes Planning

8. Using Drive Tests

9. GSM/TDMA – UMTS Co-

Co-planning

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1
Open an Existing Project
or Create a New One

Network Configuration
- Add Network Elements
- Change Parameters

Basic Predictions
(Best Server, Signal Level)

Neighbour Allocation
2. WORKFLOW

Traffic Maps Monte-Carlo User-defined values

Simulations
Cell Load
Conditions

UMTS/HSPA Predictions Prediction Study Reports

Scrambling Code Plan

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

1. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Concepts

2. Workflow

3. Modelling a UMTS HSPA Network

4. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Predictions

5. Monte-
Monte-Carlo Based Simulation

6. Neighbour Allocation

7. Scrambling Codes Planning

8. Using Drive Tests

9. GSM/TDMA – UMTS Co-

Co-planning

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O SITE PARAMETERS
3. MODELLING A UMTS HSPA NETWORK

O TRANSMITTER PARAMETERS

O CELL PARAMETERS

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

3. MODELLING A UMTS HSPA NETWORK

X, Y, altitude

Number of channel
elements UL/DL available
on the site

Equipment installed on
the site

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

Cells: (Tx-carrier) pairs

- Specifications of carriers in a
3. MODELLING A UMTS HSPA NETWORK
transmitter

Selection of the frequency Equipment

band specifications

DL and UL total losses,

Noise figure

Transmit and Receive

diversities

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1
Inter-carrier power sharing
Available only if there is at
3. MODELLING A UMTS HSPA NETWORK Carrier least one HSDPA carrier with
dynamic power allocation

Transmitted powers

HSDPA parameters AS management parameter:

max quality margin admitted
between best-server and
other transmitter pilots to be in
HSUPA parameters active-set

Maximum UL and DL Maximum cell load on

connection rate: simulation UL and DL: simulation
constraints constraints

UL and DL cell loads: user-

Inputs of the scrambling
defined or simulation output
code allocation algorithm

Cell primary Inputs of the neighbour

scrambling code allocation algorithm

Neighbour list

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* Notes
• Cells and their attributes are listed in the Cells table. This one can be open by selecting Cells and
Open table in the Transmitters context menu.
• In point analysis and pilot coverage studies, when selecting all the carriers, Atoll takes into account
the highest Ppilot of cells to evaluate the pilot signal level related to a transmitter
• It is possible to assign a colour to transmitters depending on their cell attributes, to display cell
attributes in labels or tip balloons and to colour the service area of transmitters depending on any cell
attribute. Furthermore, you may even group transmitters by any cell attribute.

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1
Power available for HSDPA (i.e for HS-PDSCH
O CELL HSDPA PARAMETERS and HS-SCCH)
• Static allocation: the HSDPA power is a fixed
3. MODELLING A UMTS HSPA NETWORK
part of the cell total power used
• Dynamic allocation: the HSDPA power is the
cell remaining power after serving R99 users

Reserve of power for R99 DCH

HS-SCCH power per HS-SCCH channel

• Static allocation: the HS-SCCH power is fixed
• Dynamic allocation: the HS-SCCH power is
controlled in order to obtain a minimum quality
threshold

Maximum numbers of HS-SCCH channels

that the cell can manage
Minimum and maximum numbers of 16 bits-
length OVSF codes available for HS-PDSCH
channels

Number of HSDPA users in the cell: user-

defined or simulation output

Scheduling related parameters

• Maximum number of HSDPA users that the cell can support
• Scheduling technique: Max CQI, Round Robin, Proportional Fair

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* Note
Three sheduling algorithms are available, Max C/I, Round Robin and Proportional Fair.
• Max C/I: HSDPA users are sorted in a CQI descending order.
• Round Robin: HSDPA users are taken into account in the same order than the one in the simulation
(random order).
• Proportional Fair: HSDPA users are first sorted in a descending CQI order. Then, the first n HSDPA
users are selected (n corresponds to the maximum number of HSDPA users defined) and put back in
the simulation order.

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O CELL HSUPA PARAMETERS

3. MODELLING A UMTS HSPA NETWORK

Power allocated to HSUPA DL channels (E-

AGCH, E-RGCH, and E-HICH)

Maximum number of HSDPA users that the

cell can support

Load factor due to HSUPA traffic: user-

defined or simulation output

Number of HSUPA users in the cell: user-

defined or simulation output

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

1. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Concepts

2. Workflow

3. Modelling a UMTS HSPA Network

4. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Predictions

5. Monte-
Monte-Carlo Based Simulation

6. Neighbour Allocation

7. Scrambling Codes Planning

8. Using Drive Tests

9. GSM/TDMA – UMTS Co-

Co-planning

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O AVAILABLE PREDICTIONS
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

O UMTS PREDICTIONS

O HSDPA PREDICTION

O HSUPA PREDICTION

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O COVERAGE PREDICTIONS
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

Q UMTS Dedicated Coverage Predictions

– Quality Studies
O Ec/Io,
Ec/Io, Eb/Nt,
Eb/Nt, Service Areas
– Handover Study
– Noise Studies
O Nt,
Nt, Pilot pollution

Q HSDPA Dedicated Coverage Study

– Quality Studies
– Rate/Throughput Studies

Q HSUPA Dedicated Coverage Study

– Quality Study
– Rate/Throughput Studies

O POINT PREDICTION

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O UMTS PREDICTIONS ARE CALCULATED FOR

4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

Q Given load conditions

– UL Load Factor
– DL Power Used

Q A non-
non-interfering user with
– A service
– A mobility
– A terminal type

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O LOAD CONDITONS ARE DEFINED IN THE CELLS TABLE

4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

Values taken into consideration in

predictions for each cell

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

O PARAMETERS USED IN PREDICTIONS

Q R99 Bearer Parameters
Q Handover Capabilities
Q Possible Carriers
Q Body Loss

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

Double-click the record in the table

O PARAMETERS USED IN PREDICTIONS

Q Type: Traffic Class
Q Max Downlink Traffic Power per Channel
Q UL and DL Eb/Nt Admission Thresholds
(per mobility)

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

O PARAMETERS USED IN PREDICTIONS

Q Ec/Io threshold (AS): this value is verified for the best server

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

O PARAMETERS USED IN PREDICTIONS

Q Receiver equipment
Q Frequency band
Q Maximum terminal power
Q Gain and losses
Q Noise figure
Q Active Set size
Q DL rake factor
Q Rho factor
Q Compressed mode capability

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

If no simulation is selected
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS
Æ Prediction based on DL power and Display type template
UL load from Cells table

User and carrier specification Tip text content and legend

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1
PREDICTIONS

4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

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Note
It is possible to know the probability to have a given quality indicator (BER, BLER, FER,…) per pixel.
This kind of study is not directly available in the list of standard studies proposed by Atoll. In order to
calculate it, you have to proceed in three steps:
- The quality indicator you want to study and the used quality measure must be correctly indicated in
the Quality Indicators table (To open this table, select Quality indicators in the Services folder context
menu).
- The quality graph giving the correspondence between the measured quality and the quality indicator
must be defined (the graph can be defined in the receiver equipment properties).
- Finally, depending on the quality measure selected for the quality indicator, select either the Pilot
reception analysis (Ec/Io) option, or the Service area (Eb/Nt) downlink option, or the Service area
(Eb/Nt) uplink option from the study types window. Then, choose suitable settings in the Simulation
(service, mobility type) and Display (BER, BLER, FER,…) tabs.

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

Pilot Reception Analysis Study

Pilot Pollution Study

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

Service Area (Eb/Nt) Uplink Study

Effective Service Area Study

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

Handover Status Prediction Study

Downlink Total Noise Study

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O RADIO RECEPTION DIAGNOSIS AT A GIVEN POINT

4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

Q In the Tool bar, click

Q Select the AS Analysis tab in the Point Analysis window

Q Define AS analysis settings

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* Notes
• No saturation is taken into account when using a probe mobile !
• When using the active set analysis to analyse a specific UMTS study, be sure to have the same
settings between the coverage and the point analysis (Shadowing effect taken into account or not,
indoor reception or not, user description, load condition)

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

Active Set /
Handover Status
also shown in the
Map-Window

Choice of UL&DL load conditions : If no simulation Analysis on a

is selected Definition of a user- specific carrier or
Pilot
definable “probe" all (carrier selection
Æ Analysis based on DL power and UL load from availability
receiver, Indoor or not as set in site
Cells table
equipment)

None

Service
availability in UL
Transmitters of Transmitters out Lower limit of the active and DL
the mobile active of the active set set (best pilot quality -
set (greyed zone) (white zone) Best server threshold to be part of
Active set threshold)
the active set (depending on the
mobility type)

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* Note
The reason of unavailability of the considered service is given by double-clicking the related red cross
(in UL and/or DL)

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O HSDPA PREDICTION CAN BE CALCULATED

4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS
Q To analyse the UL and DL A-
A-DPCH qualities

Q To analyse the HS-

HS-SCCH quality/power

Q To model fast link adaptation for a single user within the cell

Q To model fast link adaptation for many users within the cell

O HSDPA PREDICTION INPUTS

Q The cell total power

Q The cell HSDPA power

Q The number of HSDPA users within the cell if the study is calculated
calculated for
several users

Q HSDPA user description: Terminal, service and mobility type

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

O PARAMETERS USED IN PREDICTIONS

Q R99 Bearer Parameters
Q Possible Carriers
Q Body Loss
Q HSDPA Capability and Application Throughput Parameters

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O TRANSPORT FORMAT RESOURCE COMBINATION (TFRC) SELECTED BY

4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS
THE SCHEDULER DURING FAST LINK ADAPTATION

Q Defined in 3GPP Specifications

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

O PARAMETERS USED IN PREDICTIONS

Q Ec/Io threshold (AS): this value is verified for the best server
Q HS-
HS-SCCH Ec/Nt threshold (dB): minimum quality required for HSDPA link
link

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4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

O PARAMETERS USED IN PREDICTIONS

Q Receiver equipment
Q Frequency band
Q Maximum terminal power
Q Gain and losses
Q Noise figure
Q DL rake factor
Q Rho factor
Q Compressed mode capability
Q HSDPA capability and HSDPA
specific parameters
– UE category
– MUD factor

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2.6.1

O USER EQUIPMENT (UE) CAPABILITIES DEFINED IN 3GPP SPECIFICATIONS

4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

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O ATOLL DETERMINES THE BEST HSDPA BEARER THAT EACH USER CAN
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS
OBTAIN

O PROCESS : PREDICTION DONE VIA LOOK-

LOOK-UP TABLES

CPICH/HS-PDSCH c d HSDPA bearer e Look-up of RLC

CQI calculation
Ec/Nt evaluation selection peak rate

O MODELLING FOR A SINGLE USER

Q Each pixel of the map is considered as one HSDPA user
Q Each HSDPA user is processed as if he is the only user in the cell
cell => He
uses the entire available HSDPA power of the cell

O MODELLING FOR SEVERAL USERS

Q Atoll considers several HSDPA users per pixel
Q The cell HSDPA power is shared between users

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2.6.1

O HSUPA PREDICTION CAN BE CALCULATED TO ANALYSE

4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS
Q The power required by the terminal
Q The required E-
E-DPDCH quality
Q The rates and throughputs

O HSUPA PREDICTION INPUTS

Q The cell UL load factor
Q The cell UL load factor due to HSUPA
Q The cell UL reuse factor
Q The maximum cell UL load factor
Q The number of HSUPA users within the cell if the study is calculated
calculated for
several users
Q HSUPA user description: Terminal, service and mobility type

O TWO CALCULATION OPTIONS

Q HSUPA resources are dedicated to a single user
Q HSUPA resources are shared by several users

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O PARAMETERS USED IN PREDICTIONS

Q R99 Bearer Parameters
Q Possible Carriers
Q Body Loss
Q HSUPA Capability and Application Throughput Parameters

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O TRANSPORT FORMAT COMBINATION (TFC) SELECTED BY THE

4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS
SCHEDULER

Q Defined in 3GPP Specifications

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O PARAMETERS USED IN PREDICTIONS

Q Receiver equipment
Q Frequency band
Q Maximum terminal power
Q Gain and losses
Q Noise figure
Q DL rake factor
Q Rho factor
Q Compressed mode capability
Q HSDPA and HSUPA capabilities
– UE category
– MUD factor

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O USER EQUIPMENT (UE) CAPABILITIES DEFINED IN 3GPP SPECIFICATIONS

4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

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2.6.1

O ON EACH PIXEL, YOU CAN DISPLAY

4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

Q The E-
E-DPDCH Ec/Nt required to otain the HSUPA bearer

Q The terminal power required to obtain the HSUPA bearer

Q The RLC peak rate that the HSUPA bearer can provide

Q The minimum RLC throughput that the HSUPA bearer can provide

Q The application throughput that the HSUPA bearer can provide

Q Etc.

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O ATOLL DETERMINES THE BEST HSUPA BEARER THAT EACH USER CAN
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS
OBTAIN

O PROCESS : PREDICTION DONE VIA LOOK-

LOOK-UP TABLES

calculation of the e f Look-up of RLC

Calculation of the c Load sharing d HSUPA bearer
maximum E-DPDCH
remaining load between users selection peak rate
Ec/Nt allowed

O MODELLING FOR A SINGLE USER

Q Each pixel of the map is considered as one HSUPA user
Q Each HSUPA user is processed as if he is the only user in the cell
cell => He
uses the entire remaining load of the cell

O MODELLING FOR SEVERAL USERS

Q Atoll considers several HSUPA users per pixel
Q The remaining load of the cell is equally shared between users

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2.6.1

1. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Concepts

2. Workflow

3. Modelling a UMTS HSPA Network

4. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Predictions

5. Monte-
Monte-Carlo Based Simulation

6. Neighbour Allocation

7. Scrambling Codes Planning

8. Using Drive Tests

9. GSM/TDMA – UMTS Co-

Co-planning

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2.6.1

O SIMULATION PROCESS
MONTE--CARLO BASED SIMULATION

O SIMULATION CREATION

O SIMULATION RESULTS

O ANALYSIS OF SIMULATIONS
5. MONTE

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O WHAT’S A SIMULATION IN ATOLL?

Q Distribution of users at a given moment (= Snapshot)
MONTE--CARLO BASED SIMULATION

O PURPOSE
Q Simulate network regulation mechanisms for a user distribution

– Uplink and downlink power control on R99 bearers

– Fast link adaptation in order to select HSDPA bearers
– Noise rise scheduling in order to select HSUPA bearers

Q Obtaining network parameters

– Mobile: active set, required power, etc
– Cell: total DL power, UL load, etc
5. MONTE

O THREE STEPS
1. Obtaining a realistic user distribution

2. Modelling network power control, fast link adaptation and noise

noise rise
scheduling

3. Calculating network parameters

– Dimensioning information

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O REQUIREMENT: TRAFFIC MAP(S)

THE USER DISTRIBUTION IS GENERATED USING A MONTE-

MONTE-CARLO
MONTE--CARLO BASED SIMULATION

O
ALGORITHM

Q Based on traffic database and traffic map(s)

Q Weighted by a poisson distribution

O EACH USER IS ASSIGNED

A service, a mobility type, and an activity status by random trial

trial
5. MONTE

– According to a probability law using traffic database

Q A shadowing error
– Using the probability distribution that describes the shadowing effect

Q A geographic position in the traffic zone by random trial

– According to the clutter weighting and indoor ratio

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O ITERATIVE ALGORITHM

During each iteration, all the mobiles attempt to connect one by one to
MONTE--CARLO BASED SIMULATION

network transmitters

Q Process repeated until convergence

O SIMULATION ALGORITHM DIVIDED IN THREE PARTS

Q R99 part: All users are evaluated

– Simulation of power control, congestion and radio resource control
control
performed for R99 bearers for R99, HSDPA and HSUPA users
5. MONTE

Q HSDPA part: HSDPA bearer users are then evaluated

– Simulation of fast link adaptation, scheduling of HSDPA users and
and
radio resource control

Q HSUPA part: HSUPA users are then evaluated

– Simulation of noise rise scheduling and radio resource control of
of
HSUPA users
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MONTE--CARLO BASED SIMULATION

Number of simulations to
run for the current session

Level of detail in
simulation outputs

Respect of cell
constraints or not
5. MONTE

Optional multiplicative factor

R99 to R99 Bearer,

HSDPA to R99 Bearer
and HSUPA to R99
Bearer Downgrading
Allowed

Cartography selection

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* Notes
• It is possible to to delay simulation calculation by selecting Execute Later. Simulations will be
computed when clicking on the Calculate command.
• Power control simulation needs propagation results

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2.6.1

O ANALYSIS PROVIDED OVER THE FOCUS ZONE

6 TABS : STATISTICS, SITES, CELLS, MOBILES, SHADOWING VALUES (IF

MONTE--CARLO BASED SIMULATION

O
DETAILED RESULTS), INITIAL CONDITIONS
5. MONTE

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2.6.1

MONTE--CARLO BASED SIMULATION

5. MONTE

Writes the UL load factor, the total

DL power, the UL reuse factor, the
HSDPA power, the number of
HSDPA users, the UL load factor
due to HSDPA and the number of
HSUPA users into the Cells table

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MONTE--CARLO BASED SIMULATION

5. MONTE

Display the Users (Terminals) on the map

depending on the Connection Status

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2.6.1

O CALCULATION OF UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTION STUDIES BASED

ON SIMULATIONS
MONTE--CARLO BASED SIMULATION

Q Analysis of a single simulation

Æ Prediction based on the results of the

simulation (DL power, UL load factor, etc)

Q Average analysis of all the simulations in a group

Æ Prediction based on the average of simulations in

the group (average DL power, average UL load
5. MONTE

factor, etc)

Q Statistical analysis of all the simulations in a group with a probability

probability
e.g. A group of 10 simulations and a probability set
to 0.8
Æ 10 calculations of the studied criterion, each of
them based on the results of a simulation (DL power,
UL load factor, etc). In order for the pixel to be
coloured, the studied criterion must be satisfied in at
least 8 calculations.
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O AS ANALYSIS BASED ON SIMULATIONS

Analysis of a single simulation

MONTE--CARLO BASED SIMULATION

Æ Prediction based on the results of the

simulation (DL power and UL load factor)

Q Average analysis of all the simulations in a group

5. MONTE

Æ Prediction based on the average of simulations in the

group (average DL power, average UL load factor, etc)

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2.6.1

1. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Concepts

2. Workflow

3. Modelling a UMTS HSPA Network

4. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Predictions

5. Monte-
Monte-Carlo Based Simulation

6. Neighbour Allocation

7. Scrambling Codes Planning

8. Using Drive Tests

9. GSM/TDMA – UMTS Co-

Co-planning

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O IMPORTING EXISTING NEIGHBOUR RELATIONSHIPS

O NEIGHBOUR AUTOMATIC ALLOCATION

6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

O NEIGHBOUR GRAPHICAL DISPLAY

O MODIFYING NEIGHBOUR RELATIONSHIPS MANUALLY

O EXPORTING NEIGHBOUR RELATIONSHIPS

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2.6.1
RELATIONSHIPS
O POSSIBILITY TO COPY/PASTE OR TO IMPORT A LIST OF NEIGHBOURS
Q Intra-
Intra-carrier and inter-
inter-carrier neighbours are mixed in the same table

O PREREQUISITES
Q A text file with at least 2 columns
– Source cells and neighbour cells
6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

– Relationships must be defined between Atoll format cell names

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2.6.1
RELATIONSHIPS

6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

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2.6.1

O MANAGEMENT OF INTRA-
INTRA-CARRIER AND INTER-
INTER-CARRIER NEIGHBOURS
Q One allocation algorithm dedicated to intra-
intra-carrier neighbours and another
one for inter-
inter-carrier neighbours

O POSSIBILITY TO DEFINE NEIGHBOURHOOD CONSTRAINTS TO BE

CONSIDERED DURING THE AUTOMATIC NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION
6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

Q Intra-
Intra-carrier and inter-
inter-carrier neighbourhood constraints are mixed in the
same table

List of neighbour relationships you may

force or forbid

O ALLOCATION PARAMETERS
Q Maximum number of neighbours
– Global value for all the cells or value specified for each cell
Q Maximum inter-
inter-site distance
Q Allocation strategy based on the overlapping of cell coverage
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* Notes
• It is possible to apply exceptional pairs (forbidden or forced pairs) from the neighbour table context
menu.
• It is possible to graphically manage (display and creation) on the map forced/forbidden pairs of
neighbours (exceptional pairs).

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O INTRA-
INTRA-CARRIER NEIGHBOUR AUTOMATIC ALLOCATION

Coverage conditions Calculation options

6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

Overlapping criterion

Do not select the option

Start allocation if you want to keep
existing neighbours
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* Notes
• The parameter “maximum number of neighbours” set in the automatic allocation dialog is a default
value. Atoll uses it only if no value is defined at the cell level.
• You can carry out neighbour allocation either globally on all the transmitters or on a group of
transmitters or on a single transmitter.
• The automatic neighbour allocation parameters can be saved in an external .cfg user configuration file.

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O OVERLAPPING CRITERION (Intra- (Intra-Carrier)

% Min covered area is defined by the formula : (SA ∩ SB) / SA where :
- SA is the best server area of cell A.
Cell A is the first one in the AS
- SB is the area where cell B can enter the AS of cell A

B best server area

6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

(Candidate)
A best server area
(Reference) B

SA ∩ SB :
Area where :
Ec/Io(B) ≥ Ec/Io(A) – Ec/Io margin(A)

Minimum
Ec/Io for A

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O INTER-
INTER-CARRIER NEIGHBOUR AUTOMATIC ALLOCATION

Coverage conditions Calculation options

6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

Overlapping criterion

Do not select the option

Start allocation if you want to keep
existing neighbours
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O OVERLAPPING CRITERION (Inter- (Inter-Carrier – Carrier saturation)

% Min covered area is defined by the formula : (SA ∩ SB) / SB where :
- SA is the best server area (on carrier 1) + Hando
Handoff area of cell A
- SB is the best server area of cell B (on carrier 2)

B best server area

6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

(Carrier 2 - Candidate)
A best server area
(Carrier 1 - Reference) B

Minimum
Ec/Io for A Best Ec/Io for A -
Ec/Io Margin

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O OVERLAPPING CRITERION (Inter- (Inter-Carrier – Out of carrier coverage)

% Min covered Area is defined by the formula : (SA ∩ SB) / SB where :
- SA is the coverage area of A + Ec/Io margin (and best server on carrier 1)
- SB is the best server area of cell B (on carrier 2)

B best server area

6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

(Carrier 2 - Candidate)

Minimum Ec/Io
A for A and A best
server area
(Carrier 1 -
Reference)

Minimum Ec/Io
for A + Ec/Io
Margin

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O ALLOCATION RESULT
Q Sorted list of neighbours with allocation reasons and importance value
(0-
(0-1)
6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

Allocation results

Sort and filtering tools

Commit selected
neighbours only

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* Note
Sort and Filtering tools, Fill Down and Up shortcuts (Ctrl+D and Ctrl+U) are available in the automatic
allocation result table.

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O DISPLAY OF INTRA-
INTRA-CARRIER AND INTER-
INTER-CARRIER NEIGHBOURHOOD LINKS
ON THE MAP

Q Calculate a “coverage by transmitter” and display it on the map

Q Select the icon in the toolbar and click a transmitter on the map
6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

Symmetric link: Site17_1(0)

is neighbour of Site23_1(0)
and vice-versa

Outwards link: Site27_0(0)

is neighbour of Site23_1(0)

Inwards link: Site23_1(0) is

neighbour of Site22_0(0)

Neighbourhood relationships of Site23_1(0)

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* Notes
• Intra-carrier and inter-carrier are shown with the same display symbol.
• Atoll is able to show the coverage areas of neighbours of any selected transmitter on the map. This
requires an already computed “Coverage by transmitter” (with a colour display per transmitter)
displayed on the map. Selected cell and its neighbours have highlighted coverage cell contours. The
selected cell is horizontally hatched, its neighbours vertically hatched.
• If a coverage by transmitter is displayed on the map, neighbours may be selected by clicking the cells.
• Information to be displayed (symmetric, outwards, inwards links, studied carrier) can be configured in
the Display options dialogue.
• Thanks to the scrolling box close to the Neighbour graphic management, it is possible to display the
forced or the forbidden exceptional pairs on the map.

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O POSSIBILITY TO DISPLAY NEIGHBOUR CHARACTERISTICS ON THE MAP

Q Calculate a “coverage by transmitter” and display it on the map

Q Display neighbour relationships of the desired transmitter

6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

Q Click the icon from the toolbar

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2.6.1
MANUALLY
O POSSIBILITY TO ADD/REMOVE NEIGHBOUR RELATIONSHIPS ON THE MAP
USING THE CTRL AND SHIFT SHORTCUTS
Q For intra-
intra-carrier neighbourhood links only

O POSSIBILITY TO ADD/REMOVE INTRA-

INTRA-CARRIER AND INTER-
INTER-CARRIER
NEIGHBOURS IN THE TRANSMITTER PROPERTY DIALOGUE
6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

Neighbour list of Site23_1(0)

List of transmitters within a 30 km radius

from the selected one (sorted in a ascending
inter-site distance order)

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* Notes
• It is possible to directly add/remove neighbourhood links with respect to symmetry in the Intra-
technology Neighbours table (table listing neighbour relationships of all the cells) using the Delete link
and symmetric and Symmetrise commands available in a context menu of the table.
• Neighbours manually allocated have their ‘Importance field forced to 1.
• A neighbour audit listing statistics and uncompliant assignments is available.

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2.6.1

O POSSIBILITY TO COPY/PASTE OR TO EXPORT THE LIST OF NEIGHBOURS

Q Intra-
Intra-carrier and inter-
inter-carrier neighbours are mixed in the same table
6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

1. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Concepts

2. Workflow

3. Modelling a UMTS HSPA Network

4. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Predictions

5. Monte-
Monte-Carlo Based Simulation

6. Neighbour Allocation

7. Scrambling Codes Planning

8. Using Drive Tests

9. GSM/TDMA – UMTS Co-

Co-planning

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O GENERAL SETTINGS

O AUTOMATIC ALLOCATION
7. SCRAMBLING CODE PLANNING

O SCRAMBLING CODE SEARCH TOOL

O SCRAMBLING CODE HISTOGRAMS

O SCRAMBLING CODE INTERFERENCE ZONE PREDICTION

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2.6.1

O 512 SCRAMBLING CODES AVAILABLE (0-

(0-511)

O POSSIBILITY TO MANAGE COORDINATION PROBLEMS AND SEPARATIONS

BETWEEN SCRAMBLING CODES
7. SCRAMBLING CODE PLANNING

Q Definition of domains and groups of scrambling codes

– 1 domain = set of groups
– 1 group consists of several scrambling codes
Q A domain of scrambling codes may be assigned to each cell
– Cells table

O POSSIBILITY TO SPECIFY PAIRS OF CELLS WHICH CANNOT HAVE THE SAME

SCRAMBLING CODE

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O ALLOCATION CRITERIA
Q First, second and third order neighbours
Q Additional conditions on Ec/Io
Ec/Io
Q Reuse distance
– Comparison between the inter-
inter-transmitter distance and the reuse
7. SCRAMBLING CODE PLANNING

distance (can be defined at the cell level)

Q SC domain assigned to the cell
Q Number of scrambling codes per cluster
Q Forbidden pairs

O ALLOCATION STRATEGIES
Q Clustered
– Use a minimum number of clusters
Q Distributed per Cell
– Use as many clusters as possible
Q One Cluster per site
Q Distributed per site
– Use a group of adjacent clusters per site

O ALLOCATION OPTIONS
Q Possibility to force the largest spectrum possible
Q Possibility to allocate carriers identically

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* Notes
• In Atoll, a cluster is a group of scrambling codes as defined in 3GPP specifications (64
clusters 0-63 containing 8 codes).
• You can carry out scrambling code allocation either globally on all the transmitters or on a group of
transmitters or on a single transmitter. Finally, you can select the carrier(s) on which you want to run the
allocation.
• Atoll can take into account inter-technology neighbour relations as constraints to allocate different
scrambling codes to UMTS neighbours of a GSM transmitter. To consider inter-technology neighbour
relations, you must make the Transmitters folder of the GSM.atl document accessible in the UMTS.atl
document.
• Scrambling code allocation parameters can be saved in an external user configuration file (.cfg)

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2.6.1

O EXAMPLES OF ALLOCATION STRATEGIES

7. SCRAMBLING CODE PLANNING

CONDITIONS

O 3 clusters consisted of 8 codes :

DISTRIBUTED Cluster 0 : 0 to 7
CLUSTERED PER CELL Cluster 1 : 8 to 15
Cluster 2 : 16 to 23

O Maximum use of codes

ONE CLUSTER DISTRIBUTED

PER SITE PER SITE
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* Notes
• In Atoll, a cluster is a group of scrambling codes as defined in 3GPP specifications (64
clusters 0-63 containing 8 codes).
• Scrambling codes can be allocated to all the cells or only the ones using the selected carrier.
• Scrambling code allocation parameters can be saved in an external user configuration file (.cfg)

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Contraints on neighbour relationships

7. SCRAMBLING CODE PLANNING

Allocation strategy

Start allocation

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7. SCRAMBLING CODE PLANNING

Allocation result

Commit scrambling
codes to cells

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O TOOL TO VIEW SCRAMBLING CODE REUSE ON THE MAP

Calculate a “Coverage by Transmitter”

and display it on the Map
7. SCRAMBLING CODE PLANNING

Scrambling code or group of scrambling codes

to be located on the map

Colours given to transmitters

• Red : transmitters which cells
have the specified scrambling
code
• Grey : Other transmitters

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* Notes
• Standard display features available at the transmitter and prediction study levels may be used in
order to know the distribution of scrambling codes on the map. In addition, grouping features of
transmitters are available; they enable you to regroup in explorer the transmitters which cells have the
same scrambling code. Therefore, It is possible:
- To give a colour to transmitters depending on the assigned scrambling codes,
- To display the assigned scrambling codes in labels or tip balloons,
- To colour the service area of transmitters depending on the assigned scrambling
codes,
- To group transmitters by scrambling code.
• A study called “Scrambling Code Interference Zones” may be calculated in order to view the areas
covered by cells with the same scrambling code.
• A Scrambling code audit listing statistics and uncompliant assignments is available.

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O VIEW OF THE SCRAMBLING CODE DISTRIBUTION

7. SCRAMBLING CODE PLANNING

Scrambling Code or
Cluster Distribution

Dynamic Pointer

Distribution Table
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PREDICTION
O DISPLAY OF SCRAMBLING CODE INTERFERENCE ZONES ACCORDING TO
THE INTERFERED TRANSMITTER
Q Scrambling code interference when the best server and other transmitters
transmitters
satisfying conditions to enter the user AS have the same scrambling
scrambling code
7. SCRAMBLING CODE PLANNING

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

1. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Concepts

2. Workflow

3. Modelling a UMTS HSPA Network

4. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Predictions

5. Monte-
Monte-Carlo Based Simulation

6. Neighbour Allocation

7. Scrambling Codes Planning

8. Using Drive Tests

9. GSM/TDMA – UMTS Co-

Co-planning

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O IMPORT OF TEST MOBILE DATA PATH

O DRIVE TEST MANAGEMENT

O DRIVE TEST GRAPHIC ANALYSIS

8. USING DRIVE TESTS

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O OVERVIEW
Q Measurement path related to a serving cell and its neighbours
Q Check and improve the network quality

O IMPORT
Q Supported files
– Any ASCII text file (with tab, semi-
semi-colon or blank character as
separator)
8. USING DRIVE TESTS

– TEMS FICS-
FICS-Planet export (*.pln)
– TEMS text export (*.fmt)
Q Procedure
– Standard import as in Excel
– Mandatory information
O Position of measurement points
O ID of Active set members or ID of Scanned cells
– You can import any additional information related to measurement
points
– Definition and storage of import configurations
– Multiple import

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Importing several Test mobile data paths is supported by selecting multiple files.

ID for UMTS cells = scrambling code + scrambling code group (if needed)
*** Scrambling code format must be specified (decimal or hexadecimal)

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O TABLE
Q List of all the measurement points with their attributes and additional
additional
information
8. USING DRIVE TESTS

Q Standard content management and tools (filters, copy-

copy-paste, etc...)

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Export to CW measurement can be selected from the context menu of any path context.

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O MANAGEMEMENT OF MEASUREMENT PATH POINTS

Option of extracting a
field related to a specific
transmitter along a path
8. USING DRIVE TESTS

Creation of any prediction on the

transmitters measured along the
path

Option of creating as many CW

measurement paths as the number of
involved transmitters along the path.
These data can be used to calibrate
any propagation model
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•You can export a test mobile data path in vector format using its context menu.

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2.6.1

O MANAGEMEMENT OF MEASUREMENT PATH POINTS

Filter per
type(s)
8. USING DRIVE TESTS

of clutter

Advanced filter
on additional Permanent
survey data deletion of out-
out-
of-
of-filter points

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* Notes
• In case the clutter is modified (such as addition of a new map or modification of existing data), you can
update this data for the existing test mobile data paths (including on the predictions already computed)
using the Refresh Geo Data command in the path context menu.
• You can permanently remove points which do not fulfil filter criteria.

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O MANAGEMEMENT OF MEASUREMENT PATH POINTS

8. USING DRIVE TESTS

List of defined
studies in the
measurement table

Option of preparing additional prediction

studies along the path using the existing
transmitter parameters (antennas,
propagation models, etc…)

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O MANAGEMEMENT OF MEASUREMENT PATH POINTS

8. USING DRIVE TESTS

Using the Atoll display dialog, you can

display the points according to any data
contained in the measurement table

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* Notes
• Selecting Multiple Shading from the Display type list allows you to display the points by symbol, colour
and size according to any attribute of the path table
• You can import or export the display configuration of the current measurement path
• The Fast Display check box forces the use of the lightest symbol (very useful for a large amount of
points)
• The paths can be globally managed at the folder level in order, for example, to display all of them, with
the same colour scheme.

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2.6.1

O TEST MOBILE DATA ANALYSIS WINDOW

Q Display on the map

8. USING DRIVE TESTS

Transmitters
measured and
indexed for the
current point.

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• The referenced transmitters are named 1 to n (transmitter 1 to transmitter n)

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O TEST MOBILE DATA ANALYSIS WINDOW

8. USING DRIVE TESTS

Synchronisation
Option of displaying table – map –
variation of any measurement
selected numeric window
field along the
selected path

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* Notes
• You can print or copy the content of the Test mobile data path window (from the context menu).
• Advanced zoom features in the Test mobile data path window (from the context menu).

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2.6.1

1. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Concepts

2. Workflow

3. Modelling a UMTS HSPA Network

4. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Predictions

5. Monte-
Monte-Carlo Based Simulation

6. Neighbour Allocation

7. Scrambling Codes Planning

8. Using Drive Tests

9. GSM/TDMA – UMTS Co-

Co-planning

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Atoll 2.6
2.6.1

O LINKING GSM AND UMTS PROJECTS

O CREATING A UMTS TRANSMITTER FROM A GSM ONE

CO--PLANNING

O IMPORTING EXISTING NEIGHBOUR RELATIONSHIPS

GSM/TDMA--UMTS CO

O NEIGHBOUR AUTOMATIC ALLOCATION

9. GSM/TDMA

O NEIGHBOUR GRAPHICAL DISPLAY

O MODIFYING NEIGHBOUR RELATIONSHIPS MANUALLY

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2.6.1

O PREREQUISITE

Q Both GSM and UMTS projects need to be opened

CO--PLANNING

O CREATE LINKS ON SITES, TRANSMITTERS AND PREDICTIONS

Q From the GSM project into the UMTS project in order to plan GSM
neighbours of UMTS cells
GSM/TDMA--UMTS CO
9. GSM/TDMA

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* Notes
• This feature can be also used to compare the content of two .atl documents modelling the same
network (links between two GSM .atl documents or two UMTS .atl documents).
• Projection systems must be the same in the different projects.
• Linked projects can be managed in databases.

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ONE
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2.6.1

O PREREQUISITE

Q Both GSM and UMTS projects need to be opened and linked

CO--PLANNING

Q The list of GSM and UMTS sites must be identical

GSM/TDMA--UMTS CO
9. GSM/TDMA

O BY DEFAULT, THE NEWLY CREATED UMTS TRANSMITTER

Q Is based on the default UMTS station template selected

Q Is located on the same site as the GSM one

Q Has same antenna height, azimuth and mechanical tilt (these can then be
adjusted if desired)

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2.6.1
RELATIONSHIPS
O POSSIBILITY TO COPY/PASTE OR TO IMPORT A LIST OF NEIGHBOURS IN
THE INTER-
INTER-TECHNOLOGY NEIGHBOURS TABLE

O PREREQUISITE
CO--PLANNING

Q A text file with at least 2 columns

– Source cells and neighbour cells
– Relationships must be defined between Atoll format cell names
GSM/TDMA--UMTS CO
9. GSM/TDMA

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2.6.1

O PREREQUISITE
Q Existing link on the Transmitters folder of the GSM .atl
.atl document into the
UMTS .atl
.atl document
CO--PLANNING

O POSSIBILITY TO DEFINE NEIGHBOURHOOD CONSTRAINTS TO BE

CONSIDERED DURING THE AUTOMATIC NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION (INTER-
(INTER-
TECHNOLOGY EXCEPTIONAL PAIRS)
GSM/TDMA--UMTS CO

O ALLOCATION PARAMETERS
Q Maximum number of neighbours
– Global value for all the cells or value specified for each cell
Maximum inter-
inter-site distance
9. GSM/TDMA

Q 2 allocation strategies
– Based on distance
– Based on overlapping of GSM and UMTS cell coverage

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• It is possible to apply exceptional pairs (forbidden or forced pairs) from the neighbour table context
menu.
• It is possible to graphically manage (display and creation) on the map forced/forbidden pairs of
neighbours (exceptional pairs).

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O INTER-
INTER-CARRIER NEIGHBOUR AUTOMATIC ALLOCATION
CO--PLANNING

Calculation options
GSM/TDMA--UMTS CO

Coverage overlapping optional

9. GSM/TDMA

UMTS coverage conditions

GSM coverage conditions

Overlapping criterion

Do not select the option

Start allocation
if you want to keep
existing neighbours
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* Notes
• The parameter “maximum number of neighbours” set in the automatic allocation dialog is a default
value. Atoll uses it only if no value is defined at the cell level.
• You can carry out neighbour allocation globally on all the transmitters or only on a group of
transmitters. In this case, Atoll will consider all the transmitters contained in the group of transmitters,
the symmetric neighbours of these transmitters and all the other ones, which have an intersection area
with the transmitters of the group.
• The automatic neighbour allocation parameters can be saved in an external .cfg user configuration file.

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2.6.1

O ALLOCATION RESULT
CO--PLANNING
GSM/TDMA--UMTS CO

Sort and filtering tools

9. GSM/TDMA

Allocation results

Commit selected
neighbours only
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Sort and Filtering tools, Fill Down and Up shortcuts (Ctrl+D and Ctrl+U) are available in the automatic
allocation result table.

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2.6.1

O DISPLAY OF INTER-
INTER-TECHNOLOGY NEIGHBOURHOOD LINKS ON THE MAP

Q Click the icon from the tool bar

CO--PLANNING
GSM/TDMA--UMTS CO

Q Select the icon in the tool bar and click on a transmitter

transmitter on the map
9. GSM/TDMA

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* Note
• Display options are available in the Neighbourhood display dialog. You may display:
-Symmetric, outwards and inwards neighbourhood links,
-Both intra and inter technology neighbourhood links on the map.

• Thanks to the scrolling box close to the Neighbour graphic management, it is possible to display the
forced or the forbidden exceptional pairs on the map.

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2.6.1
MANUALLY
O POSSIBILITY TO ADD/REMOVE NEIGHBOUR RELATIONSHIPS ON THE MAP
USING THE CTRL AND SHIFT SHORTCUTS

O POSSIBILITY TO ADD/REMOVE GSM NEIGHBOURS

CO--PLANNING

List of GSM
GSM/TDMA--UMTS CO

neighbours of
Site71_U2(0)
9. GSM/TDMA

List of GSM
transmitters within a
30 km radius from
the selected UMTS
cell (sorted in an
ascending inter-site
distance order)

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* Notes
• In order for the list of potential GSM neighbours to be available, it is necessary to have a link on the
Transmitters folder of the GSM document into the UMTS document.
• A neighbour audit listing statistics and uncompliant assignments is available.

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THANK YOU!

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