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Atoll 2.7.

THE UMTS HSPA MODULE

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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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1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS


Atoll 2.7.1

UMTS CONCEPTS

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

HSDPA CONCEPTS

HSUPA CONCEPTS

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UMTS CONCEPTS (1)


Atoll 2.7.1

THE UMTS PLANNING CHALLENGE

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

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

REALISTIC UMTS PLANNING REQUIRES SIMULATION OF TRAFFIC AND POWER CONTROL!


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UMTS CONCEPTS (2)


Atoll 2.7.1

CPICH - COMMON PILOT CHANNEL

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

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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UMTS CONCEPTS (3)


Atoll 2.7.1

SOFT HANDOFF

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

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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UMTS CONCEPTS (4)


Atoll 2.7.1

ACTIVE SET

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

Set of transmitters connected to mobile

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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UMTS CONCEPTS (5)


Atoll 2.7.1

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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UMTS CONCEPTS (6)


Atoll 2.7.1

POWER CONTROL

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

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 CONCEPTS (1)


Atoll 2.7.1

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

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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HSDPA CONCEPTS (2)


Atoll 2.7.1

NEW TRANSPORT AND PHYSICAL CHANNELS ON THE DOWNLINK

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

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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HSDPA CONCEPTS (3)


Atoll 2.7.1

NEW PHYSICAL CHANNEL ON THE UPLINK

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

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

FAST LINK ADAPTATION INSTEAD OF POWER CONTROL


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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HSDPA CONCEPTS (4)


Atoll 2.7.1

FAST SCHEDULING AT NODE B

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

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

The mobile has only one link from its best-server

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HSDPA CONCEPTS (5)


Atoll 2.7.1

CELL POWER

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

The cell power is shared between R99 and HSDPA users

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 CONCEPTS (1)


Atoll 2.7.1

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

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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HSUPA CONCEPTS (2)


Atoll 2.7.1

NEW TRANSPORT AND PHYSICAL CHANNELS ON THE UPLINK

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

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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HSUPA CONCEPTS (3)


Atoll 2.7.1

NEW PHYSICAL CHANNELS ON THE DOWNLINK

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

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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HSUPA CONCEPTS (4)


Atoll 2.7.1

HSUPA DOES NOT SUPPORT FAST LINK ADAPTATION

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

Higher modulation order schemes are not supported

FAST SCHEDULING AT NODE B

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

SOFT HANDOVER IS SUPPORTED

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DCH, HS-DSCH AND E-DCH COMPARISON


Atoll 2.7.1

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

1. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA CONCEPTS

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

Network Configuration - Add Network Elements - Change Parameters

2. 3G WORKFLOW IN ATOLL

Basic Predictions (Best Server, Signal Level) Neighbour Allocation

Traffic Maps

Monte-Carlo Simulations Cell Load Conditions

User-defined values

UMTS/HSPA Predictions

Scrambling Code Plan

Prediction Study Reports


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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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3. MODELLING A UMTS HSPA NETWORK


Atoll 2.7.1

SITE PARAMETERS

3. MODELLING A UMTS HSPA NETWORK

TRANSMITTER PARAMETERS

CELL PARAMETERS

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SITE PARAMETERS
Atoll 2.7.1

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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TRANSMITTER PARAMETERS
Atoll 2.7.1
Selection of the Frequency Band Cells: (Tx-carrier) pairs - Specifications of carriers in a transmitter

3. MODELLING A UMTS HSPA NETWORK

Equipment specifications

DL and UL total losses, Noise figure

Transmit and Receive diversities

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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

3. MODELLING A UMTS HSPA NETWORK

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

CELL HSDPA PARAMETERS

3. MODELLING A UMTS HSPA NETWORK

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

CELL HSUPA PARAMETERS


Power allocated to HSUPA DL channels (EAGCH, E-RGCH, and EHICH)

3. MODELLING A UMTS HSPA NETWORK

Maximum number of HSDPA users that the cell can support Load factor due to HSUPA traffic: userdefined or simulation output

Number of HSUPA users in the cell: 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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4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

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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PRINCIPLES OF UMTS PREDICTIONS


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

UMTS PREDICTIONS ARE CALCULATED FOR

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

LOAD CONDITONS ARE DEFINED IN THE CELLS TABLE

Values taken into consideration in predictions for each cell

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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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R99 BEARER PROPERTIES


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

Double-click the record in the table

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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MOBILITY TYPE PROPERTIES


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

PARAMETERS USED IN PREDICTIONS

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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COVERAGE PREDICTION SETTINGS


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS
If no simulation is selected Prediction based on DL power and UL load from Cells table

Display type template

User and carrier specification

Tip text content and legend

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Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

DISPLAY OPTIONS FOR UMTS COVERAGE PREDICTIONS


Prediction Study Type Pilot Reception Analysis (Ec/Io) Display Parameter Ec/I0 Ec/I0 Margin Transmitter, etc Maximum Eb/Nt Effective Eb/Nt Eb/Nt Margin Required Power, etc Maximum Eb/Nt Effective Eb/Nt Eb/Nt Margin Required Power Soft Handover Gain, etc Unique,etc Hanfoff Status Number of Potential Servers Number of Polluters Minimum, Maximum or Average Noise Level Minimum, Maximum or Average Noise Rise

Service Area (Eb/Nt) Downlink

Service Area (Eb/Nt) Uplink

Effective Service Area Handover Status Pilot Pollution Downlink Total Noise

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UMTS PREDICTION EXAMPLES (1)


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

Pilot Reception Analysis Study

Pilot Pollution Study

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UMTS PREDICTION EXAMPLES (2)


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

Service Area (Eb/Nt) Uplink Study

Effective Service Area Study

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UMTS PREDICTION EXAMPLES (3)


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

Handover Status Prediction Study

Downlink Total Noise Study

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POINT ANALYSIS TOOL (1)


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

RADIO RECEPTION DIAGNOSIS AT A GIVEN POINT

In the Tool bar, click Select the AS Analysis tab in the Point Analysis window Define AS analysis settings

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POINT ANALYSIS TOOL (2)


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

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

Choice of UL&DL load conditions : If (Cells Table) is selected Analysis based on DL power and UL load from Cells table

Definition of a userdefinable probe" receiver, Indoor or not

Analysis on a specific carrier or all (carrier selection as set in site equipment)

Pilot availability Service availability in UL and DL

Prediction with downgrading or not

Cells of the mobile active set (greyed zone)

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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PRINCIPLES OF HSDPA PREDICTIONS


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

HSDPA PREDICTION CAN BE CALCULATED


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

HSDPA PREDICTION INPUTS


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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HSDPA SERVICE PROPERTIES


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

PARAMETERS USED IN PREDICTIONS R99 Bearer Parameters Rate Downgrading Body Loss HSDPA Capability and Application Throughput Parameters

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HSDPA BEARER PROPERTIES


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

TRANSPORT FORMAT RESOURCE COMBINATION (TFRC) SELECTED BY THE SCHEDULER DURING FAST LINK ADAPTATION

Defined in 3GPP Specifications

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MOBILITY TYPE PROPERTIES


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

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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HSDPA CAPABLE TERMINAL PROPERTIES


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

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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HSDPA UE CATEGORY PROPERTIES


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

USER EQUIPMENT (UE) CAPABILITIES DEFINED IN 3GPP SPECIFICATIONS

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DISPLAY OPTIONS FOR HSDPA PREDICTIONS


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS
Study Objective A-DPCH Quality Analysis HS-SCCH Quality and Power Study Conditions All HSDPA Radio Bearers Considered All HSDPA Radio Bearers Considered Display Parameter Max DL A-DPCH Eb/Nt Max UL A-DPCH Eb/Nt HS-SCCH Ec/Nt HS-SCCH Power HS-PDSCH Ec/Nt CPICH/HS-PDSCH CQI MAC Rate RLC Peak Rate Application Throughput etc MAC Throughput per Mobile RLC Throughput per Mobile Application Throughput per Mobile Cell Edge Coverage Probability

Fast Link Adaptation Modelling for a Single User

All HSDPA Radio Bearers Considered

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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FAST LINK ADAPTATION MODELLING


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

ATOLL DETERMINES THE BEST HSDPA BEARER THAT EACH USER CAN OBTAIN

PROCESS : PREDICTION DONE VIA LOOK-UP TABLES


CPICH/HS-PDSCH Ec/Nt evaluation

CQI calculation

HSDPA bearer selection

Look-up of RLC peak rate

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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HSDPA PREDICTION EXAMPLE


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS
HSDPA Study Display per RLC peak rate for a single user

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PRINCIPLES OF HSUPA PREDICTIONS


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

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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HSUPA SERVICE PROPERTIES


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

PARAMETERS USED IN PREDICTIONS R99 Bearer Parameters Rate Downgrading Body Loss HSUPA Capability and Application Throughput Parameters

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HSUPA BEARER PROPERTIES


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

TRANSPORT FORMAT COMBINATION (TFC) SELECTED BY THE SCHEDULER

Defined in 3GPP Specifications

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HSUPA CAPABLE TERMINAL PROPERTIES


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

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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HSUPA UE CATEGORY PROPERTIES


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

USER EQUIPMENT (UE) CAPABILITIES DEFINED IN 3GPP SPECIFICATIONS

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DISPLAY OPTIONS FOR HSUPA PREDICTIONS


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

ON EACH PIXEL, YOU CAN DISPLAY

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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NOISE RISE SCHEDULING MODELLING


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS

ATOLL DETERMINES THE BEST HSUPA BEARER THAT EACH USER CAN OBTAIN

PROCESS : PREDICTION DONE VIA LOOK-UP TABLES


Load sharing between users calculation of the maximum E-DPDCH Ec/Nt allowed HSUPA bearer selection

Calculation of the remaining load

Look-up of RLC peak rate

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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HSUPA PREDICTION EXAMPLE


Atoll 2.7.1
4. UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTIONS
HSUPA Study Display per RLC peak rate for a single user

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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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5. MONTE-CARLO BASED SIMULATION


Atoll 2.7.1

SIMULATION PROCESS

5. MONTE-CARLO BASED SIMULATION

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

5. MONTE-CARLO BASED SIMULATION

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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REQUIREMENT: TRAFFIC MAP(S) THE USER DISTRIBUTION IS GENERATED USING A MONTE-CARLO ALGORITHM

5. MONTE-CARLO BASED SIMULATION

Based on traffic database and traffic map(s) Weighted by a poisson distribution

EACH USER IS ASSIGNED

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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ITERATIVE ALGORITHM

5. MONTE-CARLO BASED SIMULATION

During each iteration, all the mobiles attempt to connect one by one to network transmitters Process repeated until convergence

SIMULATION ALGORITHM DIVIDED IN THREE PARTS

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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5. MONTE-CARLO BASED SIMULATION

Number of simulations to run for the current session

Level of detail in simulation outputs

Optional multiplicative factor

Respect of cell constraints or not

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

5. MONTE-CARLO BASED SIMULATION

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5. MONTE-CARLO BASED SIMULATION

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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5. MONTE-CARLO BASED SIMULATION

Display the Users (Terminals) on the map depending on the Connection Status

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Atoll 2.7.1

CALCULATION OF UMTS, HSDPA AND HSUPA PREDICTION STUDIES BASED ON SIMULATIONS

5. MONTE-CARLO BASED SIMULATION

Analysis of a single simulation


Prediction based on the results of the simulation (DL power, UL load factor, etc)

Average analysis of all the simulations in a group


Prediction based on the average of simulations in the group (average DL power, average UL load factor, etc)

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


e.g. A group of 10 simulations and a probability set to 0.8 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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Atoll 2.7.1

AS ANALYSIS BASED ON SIMULATIONS Analysis of a single simulation

5. MONTE-CARLO BASED SIMULATION

Prediction based on the results of the simulation (DL power and UL load factor)

Average analysis of all the simulations in a group

Prediction based on the average of simulations in the group (average DL power, average UL load factor, etc)
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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

IMPORTING EXISTING NEIGHBOUR RELATIONSHIPS

NEIGHBOUR AUTOMATIC ALLOCATION

6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

NEIGHBOUR GRAPHICAL DISPLAY

MODIFYING NEIGHBOUR RELATIONSHIPS MANUALLY

EXPORTING NEIGHBOUR RELATIONSHIPS

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IMPORTING EXISTING NEIGHBOUR RELATIONSHIPS

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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Atoll 2.7.1

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

List of neighbour relationships you may force or forbid

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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Atoll 2.7.1

INTRA-CARRIER NEIGHBOUR AUTOMATIC ALLOCATION

6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

Coverage conditions

Calculation options

Overlapping criterion

Start allocation
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Atoll 2.7.1

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)

6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

A best server area (Reference) B

A SA S B : Area where : Ec/Io(B) Ec/Io(A) Ec/Io margin(A) Minimum Ec/Io for A

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Atoll 2.7.1

INTER-CARRIER NEIGHBOUR AUTOMATIC ALLOCATION

6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

Coverage conditions

Calculation options

Overlapping criterion

Start allocation
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Atoll 2.7.1

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)

6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

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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Atoll 2.7.1

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

6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

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

Minimum Ec/Io for A + Ec/Io Margin

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Atoll 2.7.1

ALLOCATION RESULT Sorted list of neighbours with allocation reasons and importance value (0-1)

6. NEIGHBOUR ALLOCATION

Allocation results

Sort and filtering tools

Commit selected neighbours only


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Atoll 2.7.1

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

Calculate a coverage by transmitter and display it on the map 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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POSSIBILITY TO DISPLAY NEIGHBOUR CHARACTERISTICS ON THE MAP

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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MODIFYING NEIGHBOUR RELATIONSHIPS MANUALLY

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

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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EXPORTING NEIGHBOUR RELATIONSHIPS


Atoll 2.7.1

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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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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7. SCRAMBLING CODE PLANNING


Atoll 2.7.1

GENERAL SETTINGS

7. SCRAMBLING CODE PLANNING

AUTOMATIC ALLOCATION

SCRAMBLING CODE SEARCH TOOL

SCRAMBLING CODE HISTOGRAMS

SCRAMBLING CODE INTERFERENCE ZONE PREDICTION

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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

7. SCRAMBLING CODE PLANNING

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7. SCRAMBLING CODE PLANNING

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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Atoll 2.7.1

EXAMPLES OF ALLOCATION STRATEGIES

7. SCRAMBLING CODE PLANNING

CONDITIONS

CLUSTERED

DISTRIBUTED PER CELL

3 clusters consisted of 8 codes : Cluster 0 : 0 to 7 Cluster 1 : 8 to 15 Cluster 2 : 16 to 23 Maximum use of codes

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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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SCRAMBLING CODE SEARCH TOOL


Atoll 2.7.1

TOOL TO VIEW SCRAMBLING CODE REUSE ON THE MAP

7. SCRAMBLING CODE PLANNING

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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SCRAMBLING CODE HISTOGRAMS


Atoll 2.7.1

VIEW OF THE SCRAMBLING CODE DISTRIBUTION

7. SCRAMBLING CODE PLANNING

Scrambling Code or Cluster Distribution

Dynamic Pointer

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SCRAMBLING CODE INTERFERENCE ZONE PREDICTION

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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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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
Atoll 2.7.1

LINKING GSM AND UMTS PROJECTS

8. GSM/TDMA-UMTS CO-PLANNING

CREATING A UMTS TRANSMITTER FROM A GSM ONE

IMPORTING EXISTING NEIGHBOUR RELATIONSHIPS

NEIGHBOUR AUTOMATIC ALLOCATION

NEIGHBOUR GRAPHICAL DISPLAY

MODIFYING NEIGHBOUR RELATIONSHIPS MANUALLY

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Atoll 2.7.1

PREREQUISITE

Both GSM and UMTS projects need to be opened

8. GSM/TDMA-UMTS CO-PLANNING

CREATE LINKS ON SITES, TRANSMITTERS AND PREDICTIONS

From the GSM project into the UMTS project in order to plan GSM neighbours of UMTS cells

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CREATE A UMTS TRANSMITTER FROM A GSM ONE

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

BY DEFAULT, THE NEWLY CREATED UMTS TRANSMITTER

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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IMPORTING EXISTING NEIGHBOUR RELATIONSHIPS

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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Atoll 2.7.1

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

8. GSM/TDMA-UMTS CO-PLANNING

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INTER-CARRIER NEIGHBOUR AUTOMATIC ALLOCATION

8. GSM/TDMA-UMTS CO-PLANNING

Calculation options

Coverage overlapping optional UMTS coverage conditions GSM coverage conditions Overlapping criterion

Start allocation
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ALLOCATION RESULT

8. GSM/TDMA-UMTS CO-PLANNING

Sort and filtering tools

Allocation results

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Atoll 2.7.1

DISPLAY OF INTER-TECHNOLOGY NEIGHBOURHOOD LINKS ON THE MAP

Click the icon

from the tool bar

8. GSM/TDMA-UMTS CO-PLANNING

Select the icon

in the tool bar and click on a transmitter on the map

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MODIFYING NEIGHBOUR RELATIONSHIPS MANUALLY

POSSIBILITY TO ADD/REMOVE NEIGHBOUR RELATIONSHIPS ON THE MAP USING THE CTRL AND SHIFT SHORTCUTS POSSIBILITY TO ADD/REMOVE GSM NEIGHBOURS

8. GSM/TDMA-UMTS CO-PLANNING

List of GSM neighbours of Site71_U2(0)

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
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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Atoll 2.7.1

IMPORT OF TEST MOBILE DATA PATH

DRIVE TEST MANAGEMENT

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IMPORT OF TEST MOBILE DATA PATHS


Atoll 2.7.1

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

9. USING DRIVE TESTS

Standard content management and tools (filters, copy-paste, etc...)

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Atoll 2.7.1

MANAGEMEMENT OF MEASUREMENT PATH POINTS


Option of extracting a field related to a specific transmitter along a path

9. 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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Atoll 2.7.1

MANAGEMEMENT OF MEASUREMENT PATH POINTS

9. USING DRIVE TESTS

Filter per type(s) of clutter

Advanced filter on additional survey data

Permanent deletion of outof-filter points

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Atoll 2.7.1

MANAGEMEMENT OF MEASUREMENT PATH POINTS

9. 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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Atoll 2.7.1

MANAGEMEMENT OF MEASUREMENT PATH POINTS

9. 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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Atoll 2.7.1

TEST MOBILE DATA ANALYSIS WINDOW

Display on the map

9. USING DRIVE TESTS

Transmitters measured and indexed for the current point.

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TEST MOBILE DATA ANALYSIS WINDOW

9. USING DRIVE TESTS

Option of displaying variation of any selected numeric field along the selected path

Synchronisation table map measurement window

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