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TRAINING PROGRAM
Atoll 2.7.1
1. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Concepts 2. 3G Workflow in Atoll 3. Modelling a UMTS HSPA Network 4. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Predictions 5. Monte-Carlo Based Simulation 6. Neighbour Allocation 7. Scrambling Codes Planning 8. GSM/TDMA UMTS Co-planning 9. Using Drive Tests
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UMTS CONCEPTS
HSDPA CONCEPTS
HSUPA CONCEPTS
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Multiservice + multi-rate + high-rate Wideband Code division multiple access technique All terminals share the same frequency Mutual degradation of radio links defeated by sophisticated power control Coverage linked to traffic & services Cell breathing
CPICH power equivalent to BCCH carrier power in gsm Always on air Approx. 5%..20% of the total carrier power 1..4 watts of 20W (30..36dBm of 43dBm) Pilot quality Ec/Io parameter 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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SOFT HANDOFF
UMTS handoff strategy different from GSM hard handoff Mobile in communication with several base stations (macrodiversity) Mobile Active Set Different types of soft handoff Soft, softer, Soft-soft, softer-soft, soft-softer
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ACTIVE SET
Active set determination Best pilot (server) Minimum Ec/Io : Pilot quality threshold Highest Ec/Io Admission of other transmitters in Active Set Handover margin : Active Set threshold Ec/Io within a margin of best server
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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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POWER CONTROL
Power control on traffic channel Objectives Solve near-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-wide compromise! Means Mobile power adjustment for uplink Base station power adjustment for downlink UMTS power control is fast! Main results Transmitter load conditions DL Power used UL Load factor = Interference / Total noise
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HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) IS A 3GPP RELEASE 5 FEATURE FOR UMTS
Designed for data service applications Aimed to provide, for the downlink, significant reduced delays and peak rates up to 8-10 Mbps Fully Release 99 backward compatible Can co-exist on the same RF carrier with R99 UMTS traffic
TECHNICAL ASPECTS
New physical channels (modelled in Atoll) Fast link adaptation (modelled in Atoll) Fast retransmission mechanism Fast scheduling at Node B (modelled in Atoll)
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HS-DSCH (High Speed Downlink Shared Channel): Transport channel 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 factor of 16 is used with a maximum of 15 parallel codes 2 to 4 users can share the code resources with the same TTI Always associated to a R99 DCH (Dedicated Channel) HS-SCCH (High Speed Shared Control Channel) Carries information to decode HS-DSCH (Modulation, Transport block size,) Spreading factor = 128
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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
The HS-DSCH is transmitted at constant power over a TTI Adaptive DL data rate by changing: The modulation scheme The coding The number of codes Based on: The reported CQI UE (User Equipment) category
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The scheduler chooses the data that will be transmitted in the next TTI It sorts the users to be served 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
NO SOFT HANDOVER ON DL
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CELL POWER
Two strategies possible for the HSDPA power allocation: Static allocation the HSDPA power is a fixed part of the cell power Dynamic allocation the HSDPA power is the remaining cell power after serving R99 users
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HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access) IS A 3GPP RELEASE 6 FEATURE FOR UMTS
Designed for data service applications Aimed to provide, for the uplink, peak rates up to 3- 4 Mbps Fully Release 99 backward compatible Can co-exist on the same RF carrier with R99 UMTS traffic
TECHNICAL ASPECTS
New transport and physical channels (modelled in Atoll) Fast retransmission mechanism (modelled in Atoll) Fast scheduling at Node B (modelled in Atoll)
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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-DCH Always associated to a R99 DCH (Dedicated Channel) Supports OVSF: SF2 - SF256
E-DPCCH (Enhanced Dedicated Physical Control Channel) Transmits all the necessary information about the E-DPDCH in order to decode the data channel transmission Also carries Happy bit information to indicate if the user is content with the current data rate Spreading factor = 256
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E-AGCH (Absolute Grant Channel) Transmits an absolute value of the Node B scheduler decision that lets the UE know the relative transmission power it is allowed to use for data channel transmission Spreading factor = 256 E-RGCH (Relative Grant Channel) Transmits single set-up / set-down scheduling commands that affect the relative transmission power the UE is allowed to use for data channel transmission E-HICH (H-ARQ Indicator Channel) Carries positive and negative acknowledgements for retransmission process Multiplexed with E-RGCH to a single downlink code channel of spreading factor 128
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The shared resource on UL is the UL noise rise i.e, the total power received by the Node B receiver 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-DCH transport channel with respect to: The maximum terminal power allowed The UE (User Equipment) category
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COMPARISON TABLE
DCH Yes, SF4 - SF256 Yes No No No Yes 80, 40, 20, 10 HSDPA (HS-DSCH) No, SF16 No Yes Yes Yes No 2 HSUPA (E-DCH) Yes, SF2 - SF256 Yes No Yes Yes Yes 10, 2
Feature Variable Spreading Factor Fast Power Control Adaptive Modulation BTS Based Scheduling Fast L1 HARQ Soft Handover TTI Length (ms)
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TRAINING PROGRAM
Atoll 2.7.1
1. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Concepts 2. 3G Workflow in Atoll 3. Modelling a UMTS HSPA Network 4. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Predictions 5. Monte-Carlo Based Simulation 6. Neighbour Allocation 7. Scrambling Codes Planning 8. GSM/TDMA UMTS Co-planning 9. Using Drive Tests
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2. 3G WORKFLOW IN ATOLL
Atoll 2.7.1
Open an Existing Project or Create a New One
2. 3G WORKFLOW IN ATOLL
Traffic Maps
User-defined values
UMTS/HSPA Predictions
TRAINING PROGRAM
Atoll 2.7.1
1. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Concepts 2. 3G Workflow in Atoll 3. Modelling a UMTS HSPA Network 4. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Predictions 5. Monte-Carlo Based Simulation 6. Neighbour Allocation 7. Scrambling Codes Planning 8. GSM/TDMA UMTS Co-planning 9. Using Drive Tests
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SITE PARAMETERS
TRANSMITTER PARAMETERS
CELL PARAMETERS
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SITE PARAMETERS
Atoll 2.7.1
X, Y, altitude
Number of channel elements UL/DL available on the site Equipment installed on the site
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TRANSMITTER PARAMETERS
Atoll 2.7.1
Selection of the Frequency Band Cells: (Tx-carrier) pairs - Specifications of carriers in a transmitter
Equipment specifications
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CELL PARAMETERS
Atoll 2.7.1
Carrier Inter-carrier power sharing Available only if there is at 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 active-set
HSUPA parameters
Maximum UL and DL connection rate: simulation constraints UL and DL cell loads: userdefined or simulation output Cell primary scrambling code
Maximum cell load on UL and DL: simulation constraints Inputs of the scrambling code allocation algorithm Inputs of the neighbour allocation algorithm Neighbour list
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CELL PARAMETERS
Atoll 2.7.1
Power available for HSDPA (i.e for HS-PDSCH and HS-SCCH) Static allocation: the HSDPA power is a fixed 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 bitslength OVSF codes available for HS-PDSCH channels Number of HSDPA users in the cell: userdefined 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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CELL PARAMETERS
Atoll 2.7.1
Maximum number of HSDPA users that the cell can support Load factor due to HSUPA traffic: userdefined or simulation output
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TRAINING PROGRAM
Atoll 2.7.1
1. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Concepts 2. 3G Workflow in Atoll 3. Modelling a UMTS HSPA Network 4. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Predictions 5. Monte-Carlo Based Simulation 6. Neighbour Allocation 7. Scrambling Codes Planning 8. GSM/TDMA UMTS Co-planning 9. Using Drive Tests
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AVAILABLE PREDICTIONS
UMTS PREDICTIONS
HSDPA PREDICTION
HSUPA PREDICTION
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AVAILABLE PREDICTIONS
Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS
COVERAGE PREDICTIONS
UMTS Dedicated Coverage Predictions Quality Studies Ec/Io, Eb/Nt, Service Areas Handover Study Noise Studies Nt, Pilot pollution HSDPA Dedicated Coverage Study Quality Studies Rate/Throughput Studies HSUPA Dedicated Coverage Study Quality Study Rate/Throughput Studies
POINT PREDICTION
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Given load conditions UL Load Factor DL Power Used A non-interfering user with A service A mobility A terminal type
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LOAD CONDITIONS
Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS
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SERVICE PROPERTIES
Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS
PARAMETERS USED IN PREDICTIONS R99 Bearer Parameters Rate Downgrading Handover Capabilities Body Loss
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PARAMETERS USED IN PREDICTIONS Type: Traffic Class Max Downlink Traffic Power per Channel UL and DL Eb/Nt Admission Thresholds (per mobility)
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Ec/Io threshold (AS): this value is verified for the best server
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TERMINAL PROPERTIES
Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS
PARAMETERS USED IN PREDICTIONS Receiver equipment Compressed mode capability Frequency bands and related noise figures Maximum terminal power Gain and losses Active Set size DL rake factor Rho factor
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Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS
Effective Service Area Handover Status Pilot Pollution Downlink Total Noise
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In the Tool bar, click Select the AS Analysis tab in the Point Analysis window Define AS analysis settings
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Choice of UL&DL load conditions : If (Cells Table) is selected Analysis based on DL power and UL load from Cells table
Lower limit of the active set (best pilot quality Active set threshold)
Best server threshold to be part of the active set (depending on the mobility type)
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To analyse the UL and DL A-DPCH qualities To analyse the HS-SCCH quality/power To model fast link adaptation for a single user within the cell To model fast link adaptation for many users within the cell To analyse the probability of having a certain HSDPA Radio Bearer
The cell total power The cell HSDPA power The number of HSDPA users within the cell if the study is calculated for several users HSDPA user description: Terminal, service and mobility type
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PARAMETERS USED IN PREDICTIONS R99 Bearer Parameters Rate Downgrading Body Loss HSDPA Capability and Application Throughput Parameters
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TRANSPORT FORMAT RESOURCE COMBINATION (TFRC) SELECTED BY THE SCHEDULER DURING FAST LINK ADAPTATION
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PARAMETERS USED IN PREDICTIONS Ec/Io threshold (AS): this value is verified for the best server HS-SCCH Ec/Nt threshold (dB): minimum quality required for HSDPA link
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PARAMETERS USED IN PREDICTIONS Receiver equipment Frequency bands Noise figures Maximum terminal power Gain and losses DL rake factor Rho factor Compressed mode capability HSDPA capability and HSDPA specific parameters UE category MUD factor
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Fast Link Adaptation Modelling for a Several Users Probability of Having a Certain RLC Peak Rate
All HSDPA Radio Bearers Considered One HSDPA Radio Bearer Selected
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ATOLL DETERMINES THE BEST HSDPA BEARER THAT EACH USER CAN OBTAIN
CQI calculation
MODELLING FOR A SINGLE USER Each pixel of the map is considered as one HSDPA user Each HSDPA user is processed as if he is the only user in the cell => He uses the entire available HSDPA power of the cell
MODELLING FOR SEVERAL USERS Atoll considers several HSDPA users per pixel The cell HSDPA power is shared between users
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HSUPA PREDICTION CAN BE CALCULATED TO ANALYSE The power required by the terminal The required E-DPDCH quality The rates and throughputs HSUPA PREDICTION INPUTS The cell UL load factor The cell UL load factor due to HSUPA The cell UL reuse factor The maximum cell UL load factor The number of HSUPA users within the cell if the study is calculated for several users HSUPA user description: Terminal, service and mobility type TWO CALCULATION OPTIONS HSUPA resources are dedicated to a single user HSUPA resources are shared by several users
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PARAMETERS USED IN PREDICTIONS R99 Bearer Parameters Rate Downgrading Body Loss HSUPA Capability and Application Throughput Parameters
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PARAMETERS USED IN PREDICTIONS Receiver equipment Frequency bands Noise figures Maximum terminal power Gain and losses DL rake factor Rho factor Compressed mode capability HSDPA and HSUPA capabilities UE category MUD factor
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The E-DPDCH Ec/Nt required to otain the HSUPA bearer The terminal power required to obtain the HSUPA bearer The RLC peak rate that the HSUPA bearer can provide The minimum RLC throughput that the HSUPA bearer can provide The application throughput that the HSUPA bearer can provide Etc.
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ATOLL DETERMINES THE BEST HSUPA BEARER THAT EACH USER CAN OBTAIN
MODELLING FOR A SINGLE USER Each pixel of the map is considered as one HSUPA user Each HSUPA user is processed as if he is the only user in the cell => He uses the entire remaining load of the cell
MODELLING FOR SEVERAL USERS Atoll considers several HSUPA users per pixel The remaining load of the cell is equally shared between users
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TRAINING PROGRAM
Atoll 2.7.1
1. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Concepts 2. 3G Workflow in Atoll 3. Modelling a UMTS HSPA Network 4. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Predictions 5. Monte-Carlo Based Simulation 6. Neighbour Allocation 7. Scrambling Codes Planning 8. GSM/TDMA UMTS Co-planning 9. Using Drive Tests
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SIMULATION PROCESS
SIMULATION CREATION
SIMULATION RESULTS
ANALYSIS OF SIMULATIONS
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SIMULATION PROCESS
Atoll 2.7.1
WHATS A SIMULATION IN ATOLL? Distribution of users at a given moment (= Snapshot) PURPOSE 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
Obtaining network parameters Mobile: active set, required power, etc Cell: total DL power, UL load, etc
THREE STEPS 1. Obtaining a realistic user distribution 2. Modelling network power control, fast link adaptation and noise rise scheduling 3. Calculating network parameters Dimensioning information
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SIMULATION PROCESS
Atoll 2.7.1
REQUIREMENT: TRAFFIC MAP(S) THE USER DISTRIBUTION IS GENERATED USING A MONTE-CARLO ALGORITHM
A service, a mobility type, a terminal and an activity status by random trial According to a probability law using traffic database A shadowing error Using the probability distribution that describes the shadowing effect A geographic position in the traffic zone by random trial According to the clutter weighting and indoor ratio
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SIMULATION PROCESS
Atoll 2.7.1
ITERATIVE ALGORITHM
During each iteration, all the mobiles attempt to connect one by one to network transmitters Process repeated until convergence
R99 part: All users are evaluated Simulation of power control, congestion and radio resource control performed for R99 bearers for R99, HSDPA and HSUPA users HSDPA part: HSDPA bearer users are then evaluated Simulation of fast link adaptation, scheduling of HSDPA users and radio resource control HSUPA part: HSUPA users are then evaluated Simulation of noise rise scheduling and radio resource control of HSUPA users
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SIMULATION CREATION
Atoll 2.7.1
R99 to R99 Bearer, HSDPA to R99 Bearer and HSUPA to R99 Bearer Downgrading Allowed
Cartography selection
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ANALYSIS PROVIDED OVER THE FOCUS ZONE 6 TABS : STATISTICS, SITES, CELLS, MOBILES, SHADOWING VALUES (IF DETAILED RESULTS), INITIAL CONDITIONS
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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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Display the Users (Terminals) on the map depending on the Connection Status
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Prediction based on the results of the simulation (DL power and UL load factor)
Prediction based on the average of simulations in the group (average DL power, average UL load factor, etc)
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TRAINING PROGRAM
Atoll 2.7.1
1. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Concepts 2. 3G Workflow in Atoll 3. Modelling a UMTS HSPA Network 4. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Predictions 5. Monte-Carlo Based Simulation 6. Neighbour Allocation 7. Scrambling Codes Planning 8. GSM/TDMA UMTS Co-planning 9. Using Drive Tests
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6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION
Atoll 2.7.1
6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION
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Atoll 2.7.1
POSSIBILITY TO COPY/PASTE OR TO IMPORT A LIST OF NEIGHBOURS Intra-carrier and inter-carrier neighbours are mixed in the same table PREREQUISITES A text file with at least 2 columns Source cells and neighbour cells Relationships must be defined between Atoll format cell names
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MANAGEMENT OF INTRA-CARRIER AND INTER-CARRIER NEIGHBOURS One allocation algorithm dedicated to intra-carrier neighbours and another one for inter-carrier neighbours POSSIBILITY TO DEFINE NEIGHBOURHOOD CONSTRAINTS TO BE CONSIDERED DURING THE AUTOMATIC NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION Intra-carrier and inter-carrier neighbourhood constraints are mixed in the same table
6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION
ALLOCATION PARAMETERS Maximum number of neighbours Global value for all the cells or value specified for each cell Maximum inter-site distance Allocation strategy based on the overlapping of cell coverage
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6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION
Coverage conditions
Calculation options
Overlapping criterion
Start allocation
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OVERLAPPING CRITERION (Intra-Carrier) % Min covered area is defined by the formula : (S A 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 (Candidate)
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6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION
Coverage conditions
Calculation options
Overlapping criterion
Start allocation
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OVERLAPPING CRITERION (Inter-Carrier Carrier saturation) % Min covered area is defined by the formula : (S A SB) / SB where : - SA is the best server area (on carrier 1) + Handoff area of cell A - SB is the best server area of cell B (on carrier 2)
B best server area (Carrier 2 - Candidate)
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OVERLAPPING CRITERION (Inter-Carrier Out of carrier coverage) % Min covered Area is defined by the formula : (S A 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 (Carrier 2 - Candidate) B
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ALLOCATION RESULT Sorted list of neighbours with allocation reasons and importance value (0-1)
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Allocation results
Calculate a coverage by transmitter and display it on the map Select the icon in the toolbar and click a transmitter on the map
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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)
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Calculate a coverage by transmitter and display it on the map Display neighbour relationships of the desired transmitter Click the icon from the toolbar
6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION
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POSSIBILITY TO ADD/REMOVE NEIGHBOUR RELATIONSHIPS ON THE MAP USING THE CTRL AND SHIFT SHORTCUTS For intra-carrier neighbourhood links only POSSIBILITY TO ADD/REMOVE INTRA-CARRIER AND INTER-CARRIER NEIGHBOURS IN THE TRANSMITTER PROPERTY DIALOGUE
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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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POSSIBILITY TO COPY/PASTE OR TO EXPORT THE LIST OF NEIGHBOURS Intra-carrier and inter-carrier neighbours are mixed in the same table
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TRAINING PROGRAM
Atoll 2.7.1
1. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Concepts 2. 3G Workflow in Atoll 3. Modelling a UMTS HSPA Network 4. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Predictions 5. Monte-Carlo Based Simulation 6. Neighbour Allocation 7. Scrambling Codes Planning 8. GSM/TDMA UMTS Co-planning 9. Using Drive Tests
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GENERAL SETTINGS
AUTOMATIC ALLOCATION
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GENERAL SETTINGS
Atoll 2.7.1
512 SCRAMBLING CODES AVAILABLE (0-511) POSSIBILITY TO MANAGE COORDINATION PROBLEMS AND SEPARATIONS BETWEEN SCRAMBLING CODES Definition of domains and groups of scrambling codes 1 domain = set of groups 1 group consists of several scrambling codes A domain of scrambling codes may be assigned to each cell Cells table POSSIBILITY TO SPECIFY PAIRS OF CELLS WHICH CANNOT HAVE THE SAME SCRAMBLING CODE
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AUTOMATIC ALLOCATION
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ALLOCATION CRITERIA First, second and third order neighbours Additional conditions on Ec/Io Reuse distance Comparison between the inter-transmitter distance and the reuse distance (can be defined at the cell level) SC domain assigned to the cell Number of scrambling codes per cluster Forbidden pairs ALLOCATION STRATEGIES Clustered Use a minimum number of clusters Distributed per Cell Use as many clusters as possible One Cluster per site Distributed per site Use a group of adjacent clusters per site ALLOCATION OPTIONS Possibility to force the largest spectrum possible Possibility to allocate carriers identically
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AUTOMATIC ALLOCATION
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CONDITIONS
CLUSTERED
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Contraints on neighbour relationships
Allocation strategy
Start allocation
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AUTOMATIC ALLOCATION
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Allocation result
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Calculate a Coverage by Transmitter and display it on the Map 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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Dynamic Pointer
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DISPLAY OF SCRAMBLING CODE INTERFERENCE ZONES ACCORDING TO THE INTERFERED TRANSMITTER Scrambling code interference when the best server and other transmitters satisfying conditions to enter the user AS have the same scrambling code
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TRAINING PROGRAM
Atoll 2.7.1
1. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Concepts 2. 3G Workflow in Atoll 3. Modelling a UMTS HSPA Network 4. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Predictions 5. Monte-Carlo Based Simulation 6. Neighbour Allocation 7. Scrambling Codes Planning 8. GSM/TDMA UMTS Co-planning 9. Using Drive Tests
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8. GSM/TDMA-UMTS CO-PLANNING
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8. GSM/TDMA-UMTS CO-PLANNING
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PREREQUISITE
8. GSM/TDMA-UMTS CO-PLANNING
From the GSM project into the UMTS project in order to plan GSM neighbours of UMTS cells
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PREREQUISITE
Both GSM and UMTS projects need to be opened and linked The list of GSM and UMTS sites must be identical
8. GSM/TDMA-UMTS CO-PLANNING
Is based on the default UMTS station template selected Is located on the same site as the GSM one Has same antenna height, azimuth and mechanical tilt (these can then be adjusted if desired)
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POSSIBILITY TO COPY/PASTE OR TO IMPORT A LIST OF NEIGHBOURS IN THE INTER-TECHNOLOGY NEIGHBOURS TABLE PREREQUISITE A text file with at least 2 columns Source cells and neighbour cells Relationships must be defined between Atoll format cell names
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PREREQUISITE Existing link on the Transmitters folder of the GSM .atl document into the UMTS .atl document POSSIBILITY TO DEFINE NEIGHBOURHOOD CONSTRAINTS TO BE CONSIDERED DURING THE AUTOMATIC NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION (INTERTECHNOLOGY EXCEPTIONAL PAIRS) ALLOCATION PARAMETERS Maximum number of neighbours Global value for all the cells or value specified for each cell Maximum inter-site distance 2 allocation strategies Based on distance Based on overlapping of GSM and UMTS cell coverage
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Calculation options
Coverage overlapping optional UMTS coverage conditions GSM coverage conditions Overlapping criterion
Start allocation
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Allocation results
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POSSIBILITY TO ADD/REMOVE NEIGHBOUR RELATIONSHIPS ON THE MAP USING THE CTRL AND SHIFT SHORTCUTS POSSIBILITY TO ADD/REMOVE GSM NEIGHBOURS
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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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TRAINING PROGRAM
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1. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Concepts 2. 3G Workflow in Atoll 3. Modelling a UMTS HSPA Network 4. UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA Predictions 5. Monte-Carlo Based Simulation 6. Neighbour Allocation 7. Scrambling Codes Planning 8. GSM/TDMA UMTS Co-planning 9. Using Drive Tests
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OVERVIEW Measurement path related to a serving cell and its neighbours Check and improve the network quality IMPORT Supported files Any ASCII text file (with tab, semi-colon or blank character as separator) TEMS FICS-Planet export (*.pln) TEMS text export (*.fmt) Procedure Standard import as in Excel Mandatory information Position of measurement points 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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TABLE List of all the measurement points with their attributes and additional information
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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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Option of preparing additional prediction studies along the path using the existing transmitter parameters (antennas, propagation models, etc)
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Using the Atoll display dialog, you can display the points according to any data contained in the measurement table
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Option of displaying variation of any selected numeric field along the selected path
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THANK YOU!
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