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I GETTING STARTED.............................................................................21

I.1 GENERAL PRESENTATION .............................................................................................21 I.2 WHAT 'S NEW IN ATOLL 2.1.........................................................................................21 I.3 INSTALLING AND REMOVING ATOLL .............................................................................27

I.3.1 S YSTEM REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................................27 I.3.2 WHAT 'S INSTALLED WITH ATOLL.....................................................................................................27 I.3.3 INSTALLING ATOLL ........................................................................................................................27 I.3.4 REMOVING ATOLL.........................................................................................................................28 I.3.5 INSTALLING DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SERVER .................................................................................29 I.3.6 REMOVING DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SERVER ..................................................................................29 I.3.7 TROUBLESHOOTINGS AFTER INSTALLATION ......................................................................................30

I.4 GETTING HELP ............................................................................................................31 I.4.1 W AYS TO GET ASSISTANCE .............................................................................................................31 I.4.2 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ......................................................................................................................31

I.5 RUNNING PROJECT TEMPLATES ....................................................................................32 I.5.1 S TARTING A NEW PROJECT ..............................................................................................................32 I.5.2 TEMPLATES PROVIDED ....................................................................................................................32 I.5.3 CREATING YOUR OWN TEMPLATE .....................................................................................................33 I.5.4 BUILDING A PROJECT ......................................................................................................................34

II THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT .........................................................37 II.1 USER INTERFACE BASICS : O VERVIEW ......................................................................37 II.2 WORKING WITH MENUS AND WINDOWS ......................................................................37

II.2.1 WORKING WITH DOCUMENT WINDOW ...............................................................................................37 II.2.2 WORKING WITH DOCKING OR FLOATING WINDOW ..............................................................................38 II.2.3 P RINTING THE ACTIVE WINDOW ........................................................................................................38

II.3 WORKING WITH MAPS ..............................................................................................38 II.3.1 ZOOMING AND PANNING ..................................................................................................................38 II.3.2 USING THE PANORAMIC WINDOW .....................................................................................................39 II.3.3 CENTRING THE MAP ........................................................................................................................40 II.3.4 CHOOSING A SCALE ........................................................................................................................40 II.3.5 DEFINING VISIBILITY RANGES ON OBJECTS ........................................................................................40 II.3.6 DISPLAYING RULERS AROUND THE MAP ............................................................................................41 II.3.7 GETTING DISTANCES ON THE MAP ....................................................................................................41 II.3.8 DISPLAYED CURSORS .....................................................................................................................41 II.3.9 P RINTING A MAP .............................................................................................................................42 II.3.10 EXPORTING MAPS TO EXTERNAL FILES .............................................................................................43 II.3.11 EXPORTING MAPS TO OTHER APPLICATIONS .....................................................................................43

II.4 WORKING WITH THE EXPLORER .................................................................................44 II.4.1 WORKING WITH EXPLORER : O VERVIEW ..........................................................................................44 II.4.2 RENAMING AN OBJECT ....................................................................................................................45 II.4.3 DISPLAYING THE OBJECT PROPERTIES .............................................................................................45 II.4.4 DELETING AN OBJECT .....................................................................................................................45 II.4.5 M ANAGING OBJECT VISIBILITY ..........................................................................................................45

II.5 WORKING WITH DATA TABLES ...................................................................................46 II.5.1 ACCESSING D ATA TABLE .................................................................................................................46 II.5.2 M ANAGING CONTENTS IN TABLES .....................................................................................................47 II.5.3 EDITING CONTENTS IN TABLES .........................................................................................................47 II.5.4 OPENING DIALOGS FROM TABLES .....................................................................................................48

II.5.5 M ANAGING TABLE DISPLAY ..............................................................................................................48


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II.5.6 COPYING AND PASTING IN TABLES ....................................................................................................50 II.5.7 P RINTING D ATA TABLES ..................................................................................................................51

II.6 F ILTERING /GROUPING /SORTING DATA ........................................................................52 II.6.1 S ORTING AND FILTERING IN TABLES .................................................................................................52 II.6.2 EXAMPLE OF FILTER IN TABLES ........................................................................................................53 II.6.3 F ILTERING RADIO DATA ...................................................................................................................53 II.6.4 ADVANCED FILTERING : E XAMPLE ....................................................................................................54

II.6.5 ADVANCED FILTERING : C OUNTER EXAMPLE 1..................................................................................55 II.6.6 ADVANCED FILTERING : C OUNTER EXAMPLE 2..................................................................................56 II.6.7 EXAMPLES OF FILTERING .................................................................................................................56 II.6.8 S ORTING A FOLDER ........................................................................................................................60 II.6.9 ARRANGING ITEMS IN GROUPS .........................................................................................................60 II.6.10 EXAMPLES OF GROUPING BY ...........................................................................................................61 II.6.11 USING A GROUP BY /SORT /FILTER CONFIGURATION ............................................................................62 II.6.12 CREATING SUBFOLDERS ..................................................................................................................62 II.6.13 REORGANIZING DATA AFTER MODIFICATIONS ....................................................................................62 II.6.14 F ILTERING DATA IN A POLYGON ........................................................................................................63 II.6.15 REMOVING THE POLYGON FILTER .....................................................................................................63

II.7 MANAGING DISPLAY IN ATOLL ................................................................................63 II.7.1 DEFINING THE DISPLAY PROPERTIES OF ANY ITEM FOLDER ................................................................63 II.7.2 M ANAGING AND DISPLAYING LEGENDS .............................................................................................64 II.7.3 THRESHOLDS , COLOURS AND LEGENDS ...........................................................................................64 II.7.4 DISPLAYING OBJECT LABELS ON THE MAP .........................................................................................66 II.7.5 USING THE TIPS TOOL TO GET INFORMATION .....................................................................................66

II.8 USING HANDY TOOLS ...............................................................................................67 II.8.1 USING THE UNDO /REDO COMMAND .................................................................................................67 II.8.2 REFRESHING MAPS AND FOLDERS ....................................................................................................67 II.8.3 S ETTING DOCUMENT PRINTS ...........................................................................................................67 II.8.4 USING THE SITE SEARCH TOOL ........................................................................................................68 II.8.5 USING THE STATUS BAR TO GET INFORMATION .................................................................................68 II.8.6 USING ICONS AVAILABLE IN THE TOOL BAR ........................................................................................68 II.8.7 USING SHORTCUTS IN ATOLL .........................................................................................................70

III MANAGING GEOGRAPHIC DATA ......................................................73 III.1 MANAGING GEOGRAPHIC DATA : O VERVIEW ..............................................................73 III.2 LENGTH UNITS AND COORDINATE SYSTEMS ................................................................73

III.2.1 S ETTING A DEFAULT LENGTH UNIT ....................................................................................................73 III.2.2 COORDINATE SYSTEMS : BASIC CONCEPTS .......................................................................................73 III.2.3 DEFINING THE PROJECTION COORDINATE SYSTEM ............................................................................75 III.2.4 DEFINING THE DISPLAY COORDINATE SYSTEM ...................................................................................75 III.2.5 CREATING YOUR OWN COORDINATE SYSTEM ....................................................................................75

III.3 GEO DATA FORMAT SUPPORTED ...............................................................................76 III.3.1 S UPPORTED GEO DATA FORMATS : O VERVIEW .................................................................................76 III.3.2 GEOGRAPHIC DATA TYPES USED ......................................................................................................77 III.3.3 BIL DATA FORMAT ..........................................................................................................................78 III.3.4 TIFF DATA FORMAT ........................................................................................................................79 III.3.5 P LANET DATA FORMAT ................................................................................................................79 III.3.6 DXF DATA FORMAT ........................................................................................................................82 III.3.7 SHP DATA FORMAT ........................................................................................................................82 III.3.8 MIF DATA FORMAT .........................................................................................................................82 III.3.9 ERDAS IMAGINE DATA FORMAT ........................................................................................................83 III.3.10 OTHER SUPPORTED FORMATS .........................................................................................................83

III.4 MANAGING GEOGRAPHIC DATA IMPORT .....................................................................83 III.4.1 IMPORTING A GEOGRAPHIC DATA FILE ..............................................................................................83 III.4.2 IMPORTING A GROUP OF TIFF /BMP IMAGES ........................................................................................84 III.4.3 OPTIMISING THE LOADING OF RASTER MAPS .....................................................................................84 III.4.4 DESCRIPTION OF MNU FILES ..........................................................................................................84


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III.4.5 EMBEDDING - LINKING COMPARISON ................................................................................................85 III.4.6 EMBEDDING GEOGRAPHIC DATA ......................................................................................................85 III.4.7 REPAIRING A BROKEN LINK ..............................................................................................................86 III.4.8 CHECKING THE MAP GEOCODING .....................................................................................................87

III.5 MANAGING GEOGRAPHIC DATA PROPERTIES ..............................................................87 III.5.1 M ANAGING THE DTM DISPLAY .........................................................................................................87 III.5.2 M ANAGING VECTOR OBJECTS DISPLAY .............................................................................................88

III.5.3 DISPLAYING VECTOR LAYERS OVER PREDICTIONS .............................................................................88 III.5.4 M ANAGING SCANNED MAPS DISPLAY ................................................................................................88 III.5.5 S ETTING GEO DATA PRIORITY ..........................................................................................................89

III.6 MANAGING THE CLUTTER DESCRIPTION .....................................................................90 III.6.1 M ANAGING THE CLUTTER PROPERTIES .............................................................................................90 III.6.2 DESCRIBING THE CLUTTER CLASSES ................................................................................................90 III.6.3 ADDING A CLUTTER CLASS ..............................................................................................................91 III.6.4 REFRESHING A CLUTTER MAP ..........................................................................................................91 III.6.5 DISPLAYING STATISTICS ON CLUTTER ...............................................................................................92

III.7 EDITING GEOGRAPHIC DATA .....................................................................................92 III.7.1 R ASTER OBJECTS ...........................................................................................................................92

III.7.1.a Creating a clutter or traffic raster polygon..........................................................................92 III.7.1.b Editing clutter or traffic raster polygons..............................................................................92 III.7.1.c Modifying clutter or traffic raster polygons .........................................................................93 III.7.1.d Deleting clutter or traffic raster polygons............................................................................93 III.7.1.e Displaying information about raster polygons ....................................................................94

III.7.2 VECTOR OBJECTS ...........................................................................................................................94 III.7.2.a Creating a vector layer .......................................................................................................94 III.7.2.b Editing a vector object ........................................................................................................95 III.7.2.c Managing vector object shapes .........................................................................................95 III.7.2.d Managing vector object properties .....................................................................................97

III.8 MANAGING GEOGRAPHIC DATA EXPORT .....................................................................98 III.8.1 EXPORTING A DTM MAP .................................................................................................................98 III.8.2 EXPORTING A CLUTTER MAP ............................................................................................................98 III.8.3 S AVING THE EDITED RASTER POLYGONS ..........................................................................................99 III.8.4 EXPORTING A VECTOR OBJECT ......................................................................................................100

IV MANAGING RADIO NETWORK DATA ..............................................105 IV.1 MANAGING RADIO NETWORK DATA : O VERVIEW .......................................................105 IV.2 S ETTING DEFAULT RADIO UNITS ..............................................................................105 IV.3 S ITES ...................................................................................................................105

IV.3.1 CREATING A SITE ..........................................................................................................................105 IV.3.2 N AMING AUTOMATICALLY SITES .....................................................................................................106 IV.3.3 M ANAGING SITE PROPERTIES ........................................................................................................106 IV.3.4 CHANGING A SITE POSITION ...........................................................................................................107 IV.3.5 M ANAGING SITE ALTITUDES ...........................................................................................................107 IV.3.6 GETTING DISTANCES AROUND SITES ..............................................................................................108 IV.3.7 DISPLAYING THE LINE OF SIGHT AREA .............................................................................................109 IV.3.8 S ETTING THE DISPLAY PROPERTIES OF A SITE ................................................................................109 IV.3.9 DELETING BUILT SITES ..................................................................................................................110

IV.4 ANTENNAS ............................................................................................................110 IV.4.1 CREATING AN ANTENNA ................................................................................................................110 IV.4.2 M ANAGING THE ANTENNA PROPERTIES ..........................................................................................111 IV.4.3 MODIFYING ANTENNA PARAMETERS IN TABLES ...............................................................................112 IV.4.4 COPYING ANTENNA PATTERNS TO THE CLIPBOARD ..........................................................................113 IV.4.5 IMPORTING ANTENNA PATTERNS ....................................................................................................113 IV.4.6 P RINTING ANTENNA PATTERNS ......................................................................................................114

IV.5 TRANSMITTERS .....................................................................................................114

IV.5.1 TRANSMITTERS : O VERVIEW .........................................................................................................114 IV.5.2 TRANSMITTERS CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................................................114


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IV.5.2.a Creating a transmitter.......................................................................................................114 IV.5.2.b Naming automatically transmitters ...................................................................................115 IV.5.2.c Managing transmitter properties ......................................................................................115 IV.5.2.d Moving a transmitter on the map......................................................................................116 IV.5.2.e Adjusting transmitter azimuths .........................................................................................117 IV.5.2.f Installing several antennas on a transmitter ....................................................................117 IV.5.2.g Setting transmitter activity ................................................................................................118

IV.5.2.h Deleting a transmitter .......................................................................................................118 IV.5.3 S TATION TEMPLATES ....................................................................................................................118 IV.5.3.a Creating a station template ..............................................................................................118 IV.5.3.b Defining station template properties.................................................................................119 IV.5.3.c Deleting a station template...............................................................................................119 IV.5.3.d Dropping a station from a template ..................................................................................120 IV.5.3.e Dropping a station on an existing site ..............................................................................120 IV.5.3.f Managing a multi-sectored station ...................................................................................120 IV.5.3.g Merging hexagonal groups of base stations ....................................................................121

IV.6 RADIO EQUIPMENT .................................................................................................121 IV.6.1 R ADIO EQUIPMENT : O VERVIEW .....................................................................................................121 IV.6.2 M ANAGING TMA EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................................121 IV.6.3 M ANAGING FEEDER EQUIPMENT ....................................................................................................122 IV.6.4 M ANAGING BTS EQUIPMENT .........................................................................................................122 IV.6.5 ASSIGNING RADIO EQUIPMENT TO TRANSMITTER .............................................................................123 IV.6.6 USING EQUIPMENT TO COMPUTE TRANSMITTER LOSSES ..................................................................123 IV.6.7 M ANAGING RADIO EQUIPMENT IN A DATABASE STRUCTURE ..............................................................124

V MANAGING COMPUTATIONS IN ATOLL .........................................129 V.1 COMPUTATIONS IN ATOLL : O VERVIEW .................................................................129 V.2 CALCULATION TOOLS IN ATOLL ............................................................................129

V.2.1 ATOLL FEATURES FOR COMPUTING ..............................................................................................129 V.2.2 DISTRIBUTING PATH LOSS CALCULATIONS ON SEVERAL P CS ............................................................129 V.2.3 DISPLAYING CALCULATION EVENTS IN A LOG WINDOW .....................................................................130 V.2.4 EXPORTING CALCULATION EVENTS IN A LOG FILE ............................................................................131

V.3 COMPUTING IN POLYGONAL AREAS .........................................................................131 V.3.1 COMPUTATION AND FOCUS ZONES : O VERVIEW ..............................................................................131 V.3.2 COMPUTATION AND FOCUS ZONES : EFFECTS .................................................................................132 V.3.3 DRAWING A COMPUTATION /FOCUS ZONE ........................................................................................133 V.3.4 CREATING A COMPUTATION /FOCUS ZONE FROM POLYGONS .............................................................134 V.3.5 IMPORTING THE COMPUTATION /FOCUS ZONE FROM A FILE ...............................................................134 V.3.6 EXPORTING THE COMPUTATION /FOCUS ZONE TO A FILE ...................................................................134 V.3.7 DELETING THE COMPUTATION /FOCUS ZONE ....................................................................................135 V.3.8 RESIZING THE COMPUTATION /FOCUS ZONE ....................................................................................135 V.3.9 ADDING A POINT IN THE COMPUTATION /FOCUS ZONE .......................................................................135 V.3.10 REMOVING A POINT IN THE COMPUTATION /FOCUS ZONE ..................................................................135

V.3.11 READING THE COMPUTATION /FOCUS ZONE AREA ............................................................................136 V.3.12 DISPLAYING THE COMPUTATION /FOCUS ZONE COORDINATES ...........................................................136 V.4 P ROPAGATION MODELS ..........................................................................................136

V.4.1 P ROPAGATION MODELS : O VERVIEW ..............................................................................................136 V.4.2 P ROPAGATION MODEL GENERAL INFORMATION ...............................................................................137

V.4.2.a Selecting propagation models..........................................................................................137 V.4.2.b Setting propagation model priority ...................................................................................138 V.4.2.c Displaying general information on propagation model .........................................................138 V.4.2.d Choosing the appropriate propagation model..................................................................138 V.4.2.e Managing propagation model folders...............................................................................139

V.4.3 P ROPAGATION MODELS AVAILABLE IN ATOLL ................................................................................139 V.4.3.a Working with Longley-Rice model....................................................................................139 V.4.3.b Working with ITU 526-5 model.........................................................................................140 V.4.3.c Working with ITU 370-7 model (Vienna 93) .........................................................................140


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V.4.3.d Working with WLL (Wireless Local Loop) model .............................................................141 V.4.3.e Working with Okumura-Hata model .................................................................................142

V.4.3.e.i Working with Okumura-Hata model : Overview................................................................................................142 V.4.3.e.ii Considering losses due to diffraction (Okumura-Hata)................................................................................142 V.4.3.e.iii Defining an environment default formula (Okumura-Hata).......... ..................... ..................... ...................... 142 V.4.3.e.iv Assigning environment formulas to clutter types (Okumura-Hata)...................................... ..................... .... 143 V.4.3.e.v Creating/Modifying environment formulas (Okumura-Hata) .................. ...................... ..................... ........... 143

V.4.3.f Working with Cost-Hata model .............................................................................................143 V.4.3.f.i Working with Cost-Hata model : Overview.......................................................................................................143 V.4.3.f.ii Considering losses due to diffraction (Cost-Hata)....... .................................... ................................... .............. 144 V.4.3.f.iii Defining an environment default formula (Cost-Hata) ..................... ..................... ..................... .................. 144 V.4.3.f.iv Assigning environment formulas to clutter types (Cost-Hata)........................ ..................... ..................... .... 144 V.4.3.f.v Creating/Modifying environment formulas (Cost-Hata).....................................................................................145

V.4.3.g Working with Standard Propagation model......................................................................145 V.4.3.g.i Working with Standard Propagation model : Overview.....................................................................................145 V.4.3.g.ii Accessing Standard Propagation Model properties ....................................... ........................................ ..... 146 V.4.3.g.iii Adjusting Standard Propagation Model parameters............................................................. ....................... 146 V.4.3.g.iv SPM General tab window...........................................................................................................................146

V.4.3.g.iv.i SPM General tab window.......................................................................................................................146 V.4.3.g.v SPM Parameters tab window .................. ..................... .................... ..................... ..................... ................ 147

V.4.3.g.v.i SPM Parameters tab window..................................................................................................................147 V.4.3.g.v.ii Standard Propagation Models parameters.............................................................................................148 V.4.3.g.v.iii Effective Antenna Height SPM ....................... .......................... ......................... ......................... ........... 149 V.4.3.g.v.iv Correction for hilly regions .................. ..................... ...................... ..................... ........................ .......... 153 V.4.3.g.v.v Diffraction computation in SPM..............................................................................................................153 V.4.3.g.v.vi Deygout ................... ...................... ....................... ...................... ...................... ...................... .............. 153 V.4.3.g.v.vii Epstein-Peterson..................................................................................................................................155 V.4.3.g.v.viii Millington.............................................................................................................................................155 V.4.3.g.v.ix Sample values for SPM formula parameters ..................... ..................... ..................... ...................... .... 156

V.4.3.g.vi SPM Clutter tab window ........................ ......................... ......................... ......................... ................... ....... 157 V.4.3.g.vi.i SPM Clutter tab window.........................................................................................................................157 V.4.3.g.vi.ii Typical values or losses per clutter class (SPM)....................................................................................158

V.4.3.g.vii SPM Calibration tab window.......................................................................................................................159 V.4.3.g.vii.i SPM Calibration tab window ................... ..................... ...................... ..................... ........................ ...... 159 V.4.3.g.vii.ii Displaying statistics before calibration (SPM) ................... ..................... ...................... ...................... ... 159 V.4.3.g.vii.iii SPM Statistics dialog window ......................... .......................... ........................... ...................... .......... 160 V.4.3.g.vii.iv Calibrating the Standard Propagation Model ................................. ...................................... ................ 160 V.4.3.g.vii.v SPM Calibration dialog window.. ........................... ........................... ........................... ...................... ... 161 V.4.3.g.vii.vi To calibrate one variable ....................... .......................... ........................... .......................... ............... 162 V.4.3.g.vii.vii To calibrate several variables ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ...................... ... 163

V.5 TUNING RECEPTION PARAMETERS ...........................................................................164 V.5.1 S ETTING THE RECEIVER PROPERTIES .............................................................................................164 V.5.2 COMPUTING SHADOWING MARGINS PER CLUTTER CLASS .................................................................164 V.5.3 USING RELIABILITY LEVEL ON PREDICTIONS ....................................................................................165

V.6 P OINT ANALYSIS PREDICTIONS ................................................................................166 V.6.1 P OINT ANALYSIS PREDICTIONS : O VERVIEW ....................................................................................166 V.6.2 DISPLAYING POINT ANALYSIS RESULTS ...........................................................................................167

V.6.2.a Using the receiver ............................................................................................................167 V.6.2.b Studying the profile from a transmitter .............................................................................167 V.6.2.c Displaying predicted signal levels at a point.........................................................................168 V.6.2.d Listing all signal and C/I levels at a point .........................................................................168

V.6.3 M ANAGING POINT ANALYSIS ..........................................................................................................169 V.6.3.a Selecting a transmitter in point analysis...........................................................................169 V.6.3.b Selecting the power definition item in point analysis........................................................169 V.6.3.c Adjusting reliability level in a point analysis..........................................................................169 V.6.3.d Displaying signal levels or losses in point analysis..........................................................169 V.6.3.e Displaying link budget at a receiver .................................................................................170 V.6.3.f Using a site as a target for point analysis.............................................................................170 V.6.3.g Displaying SPM parameters over a profile analysis.........................................................170 V.6.3.h Exporting a point analysis study.......................................................................................171 V.6.3.i Printing a point analysis study ..............................................................................................171

V.7 COVERAGE STUDIES ..............................................................................................172 V.7.1 COVERAGE STUDIES : O VERVIEW ..................................................................................................172 V.7.2 S ETTING PREDICTION PARAMETERS ...............................................................................................172

V.7.2.a Setting calculation areas ..................................................................................................172 V.7.2.b Externalising path loss results ..........................................................................................173 V.7.2.c Creating coverage calculations ............................................................................................173


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V.7.2.d Making coverage studies per group of transmitter...........................................................174 V.7.2.e Defining prediction properties ..........................................................................................174 V.7.2.f Filtering transmitters in a coverage study.............................................................................175 V.7.2.g Defining the coverage conditions .....................................................................................175 V.7.2.h Managing prediction display.............................................................................................176 V.7.2.i Creating a coverage study template.....................................................................................177 V.7.2.j Deleting a coverage study template .....................................................................................178

V.7.2.k Running coverage calculations.............................................................................................178 V.7.2.l Locking coverage studies .....................................................................................................178 V.7.3 COMMON PREDICTION STUDIES .....................................................................................................179

V.7.3.a Calculating a coverage by transmitter..............................................................................179 V.7.3.b Calculating a coverage by signal level.............................................................................179 V.7.3.c Determining overlapping zones............................................................................................180

V.7.4 M ANAGING PREDICTIONS RESULTS ................................................................................................181 V.7.4.a Managing prediction results : Overview ...........................................................................181 V.7.4.b Displaying prediction reports............................................................................................181 V.7.4.c Exporting prediction reports..................................................................................................182 V.7.4.d Printing prediction reports ................................................................................................182 V.7.4.e Exporting prediction coverages........................................................................................182 V.7.4.f Coverage prediction available exports .................................................................................183

V.7.4.g Managing existing matrices ..............................................................................................183 V.7.4.h Locking path loss results..................................................................................................183 V.7.4.i Checking path loss results consistency................................................................................184 V.7.4.j Exporting path loss matrices ................................................................................................185

VI GSM/TDMA PROJECT MANAGEMENT ............................................189 VI.1 GSM/TDMA PROJECTS : O VERVIEW ......................................................................189 VI.2 MANAGING GSM/TDMA RADIO DATA .....................................................................190

VI.2.1 M ANAGING GSM/TDMA RADIO DATA : O VERVIEW .........................................................................190 VI.2.2 FREQUENCIES ..............................................................................................................................190

VI.2.2.a Frequencies : Overview....................................................................................................190 VI.2.2.b Managing frequency bands..............................................................................................190 VI.2.2.c Managing frequency domains and groups.......................................................................191

VI.2.3 HSN S ..........................................................................................................................................192 VI.2.3.a HSNs : Overview..............................................................................................................192 VI.2.3.b Managing HSN domains and groups ...............................................................................192

VI.2.4 BSIC S .........................................................................................................................................193 VI.2.4.a BSICs : Overview .............................................................................................................193 VI.2.4.b Managing BSIC domains and groups ..............................................................................194

VI.2.5 CELL TYPES .................................................................................................................................194 VI.2.5.a Cell types : Overview........................................................................................................194 VI.2.5.b TRX types : definition .......................................................................................................195 VI.2.5.c Managing cell types..........................................................................................................195 VI.2.5.d Cell type parameters ........................................................................................................196 VI.2.5.e Examples of cell types......................................................................................................198

VI.2.6 HCS LAYERS ...............................................................................................................................199 VI.2.6.a Hierarchical cells : Overview ............................................................................................199 VI.2.6.b Managing HCS layers ......................................................................................................199

VI.2.7 TRANSMITTERS ............................................................................................................................199 VI.2.7.a Assigning HCS layers to transmitters...............................................................................199 VI.2.7.b Assigning cell types to transmitters ..................................................................................200 VI.2.7.c Assigning BSIC domains to transmitters ..........................................................................200 VI.2.7.d Assigning manually BSICs to transmitters .......................................................................201 VI.2.7.e Allocating manually a BCCH to transmitters ....................................................................201

VI.2.8 S UBCELLS AND TRX S ...................................................................................................................202 VI.2.8.a Managing subcells in transmitters....................................................................................202 VI.2.8.b Displaying the subcell list .................................................................................................202 VI.2.8.c Subcell property details....................................................................................................203


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VI.2.8.d Allocating frequencies manually in GSM/TDMA ..............................................................204 VI.2.8.e Managing TRXs in transmitters........................................................................................204 VI.2.8.f Displaying the TRX list .....................................................................................................205 VI.2.8.g TRX property details.........................................................................................................205

VI.3 WORKING ON GSM/TDMA TRAFFIC DATA ..............................................................205 VI.3.1 CREATING A GSM/TDMA TRAFFIC MAP : O VERVIEW ......................................................................205 VI.3.2 CREATING A GSM/TDMA TRAFFIC RASTER MAP ............................................................................206

VI.3.3 DESCRIBING THE GSM/TDMA TRAFFIC RASTER CLASSES ..............................................................206 VI.3.4 ADDING A GSM/TDMA TRAFFIC RASTER CLASS .............................................................................207 VI.3.5 REFRESHING A GSM/TDMA TRAFFIC RASTER MAP ........................................................................207 VI.3.6 EXPORTING A GSM/TDMA TRAFFIC RASTER MAP ..........................................................................207 VI.3.7 M ANAGING GSM/TDMA TRAFFIC MAP DISPLAY .............................................................................208 VI.3.8 DISPLAYING STATISTICS ON GSM/TDMA TRAFFIC .........................................................................208

VI.4 GSM/TDMA NETWORK DIMENSIONNING .................................................................209 VI.4.1 COMPUTING THE NUMBER OF REQUESTED TRX S ............................................................................209

VI.5 S PECIFIC GSM/TDMA PREDICTION STUDIES ...........................................................210 VI.5.1 S ETTING SPECIFIC COVERAGE CONDITIONS IN GSM/TDMA STUDIES ..............................................210 VI.5.2 S TUDYING INTERFERED AREA PREDICTIONS ...................................................................................211 VI.5.3 COMPUTING A COVERAGE STUDY BY C/I LEVEL ..............................................................................212 VI.5.4 S TUDYING INTERFERENCES WITH THE POINT ANALYSIS ...................................................................213

VI.6 GSM/TDMA N ETWORK OPTIMISATION ...................................................................214 VI.6.1 NETWORK OPTIMISATION : O VERVIEW ............................................................................................214 VI.6.2 GSM/TDMA NEIGHBOURS ...........................................................................................................215

VI.6.2.a Allocating GSM/TDMA transmitter neighbours manually.................................................215 VI.6.2.b Allocating GSM/TDMA transmitter neighbours automatically ..........................................216 VI.6.2.c Displaying current GSM/TDMA neighbour list .................................................................216 VI.6.2.d Deleting allocated GSM/TDMA neighbours .....................................................................217 VI.6.2.e Displaying GSM/TDMA neighbours on the map ..............................................................217

VI.6.3 GSM/TDMA FREQUENCY PLAN ....................................................................................................218 VI.6.3.a Adjusting AFP parameters per transmitter .......................................................................218 VI.6.3.b Defining exceptional pairs for frequency allocation..........................................................218 VI.6.3.c Using the automatic frequency planning tool ...................................................................219 VI.6.3.d Checking the frequency plan consistency........................................................................220

VI.7 E/GPRS PROJECTS MANAGEMENT HELP ................................................................221 VI.7.1 E/GPRS PROJECTS : O VERVIEW ..................................................................................................221 VI.7.2 S ETTING E/GPRS PARAMETERS ...................................................................................................222

VI.7.2.a Creating an E/GPRS equipment ......................................................................................222 VI.7.2.b Managing E/GPRS equipment properties........................................................................222 VI.7.2.c Setting coding schemes parameters................................................................................223 VI.7.2.d Displaying rate graphs......................................................................................................223 VI.7.2.e Defining a transmitter as an E/GPRS station...................................................................224

VI.7.3 S PECIFIC E/GPRS PREDICTION STUDIES .......................................................................................224 VI.7.3.a Creating a coverage by E/GPRS coding schemes ..........................................................224 VI.7.3.b Computing a coverage by E/GPRS rate per timeslot.......................................................225 VI.7.3.c Calculating the average capacity per timeslot per transmitter .........................................225

VII W-CDMA/UMTS PROJECT MANAGEMENT......................................229 VII.1 UMTS PROJECTS : O VERVIEW ...............................................................................229 VII.2 UMTS SPECIFIC CONCEPTS ...................................................................................229 VII.3 UMTS PROJECTS PROTOCOL .................................................................................230 VII.4 MANAGING UMTS RADIO DATA ..............................................................................230

VII.4.1 M ANAGING UMTS RADIO DATA : O VERVIEW ..................................................................................230 VII.4.2 UMTS S ITE EQUIPMENT ...............................................................................................................231

VII.4.2.a Creating UMTS site equipment ........................................................................................231 VII.4.2.b Managing UMTS site equipment......................................................................................232

VII.4.2.c Managing channel element consumption per UMTS site equipment ..............................232 VII.4.2.d Assigning UMTS site equipment to sites..........................................................................232


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VII.6.3.c Admission control in UMTS simulations ...........................................................................259 VII.6.3.d Channel element management in UMTS simulations......................................................260 VII.6.3.e OVSF codes management...............................................................................................260 VII.6.3.f OVSF codes availability ...................................................................................................261 VII.6.3.g Modelling shadowing in UMTS simulations .....................................................................261

VII.6.4 UMTS SIMULATION RESULTS SUMMARY .........................................................................................263 VII.6.4.a Displaying UMTS simulation requirements and results ...................................................263 VII.6.4.b

Displaying input parameters of an existing UMTS simulation..........................................264

VII.6.4.c Summarising results per site (UMTS projects) ................................................................264 VII.6.4.d Summarising results per cell (UMTS projects).................................................................265 VII.6.4.e Committing simulated loads to cells (UMTS projects) .....................................................266 VII.6.4.f Summarising results per mobile (UMTS projects) ...........................................................266 VII.6.4.g Displaying shadowing values of a UMTS simulation .......................................................267 VII.6.4.h Managing UMTS simulation results on the map ..............................................................268

VII.6.5 UMTS SIMULATION OUTPUTS ........................................................................................................269 VII.6.5.a UMTS Simulation outputs on sites ...................................................................................269 VII.6.5.b UMTS Simulation outputs on cells ...................................................................................269 VII.6.5.c UMTS Average simulation outputs on cells .....................................................................270 VII.6.5.d UMTS Standard deviation of simulation outputs on cells.................................................270 VII.6.5.e UMTS Simulation outputs on cell components ................................................................270

VII.6.5.f UMTS Simulation outputs on mobiles..............................................................................270 VII.6.5.g UMTS Simulation outputs on mobile components ...........................................................271 VII.7 S PECIFIC UMTS/W-CDMA PREDICTION STUDIES ....................................................272

VII.7.1 UMTS PREDICTION STUDIES : O VERVIEW ......................................................................................272 VII.7.2 UMTS PREDICTION PROCESS .......................................................................................................273

VII.7.2.a Predicting on given UMTS carriers ..................................................................................273 VII.7.2.b Modelling shadowing in UMTS predictions ......................................................................274

VII.7.3 M ANAGING UMTS PREDICTIONS ...................................................................................................274 VII.7.3.a Creating predictions from modified UMTS simulations ....................................................274 VII.7.3.b Managing UMTS prediction display .................................................................................274

VII.7.4 UMTS PREDICTION STUDIES .........................................................................................................276 VII.7.4.a Analysing pilot reception (UMTS).....................................................................................276 VII.7.4.b Studying service area (Eb/Nt) downlink (UMTS) .............................................................277 VII.7.4.c Studying service area (Eb/Nt) uplink (UMTS) ..................................................................278 VII.7.4.d Studying effective service area (UMTS)...........................................................................279 VII.7.4.e Defining handoff status (UMTS).......................................................................................280 VII.7.4.f Studying downlink total noise (UMTS) .............................................................................282 VII.7.4.g Calculating pilot pollution (UMTS)....................................................................................283 VII.7.4.h Analysing a scenario at a point in UMTS projects ...........................................................284

VII.8 UMTS/W-CDMA NETWORK OPTIMIZATION .............................................................285 VII.8.1 UMTS NETWORK OPTIMISATION : O VERVIEW .................................................................................285 VII.8.2 UMTS NEIGHBOURS .....................................................................................................................286

VII.8.2.a Allocating UMTS cell neighbours manually......................................................................286 VII.8.2.b Allocating UMTS cell neighbours automatically ...............................................................286 VII.8.2.c Displaying current UMTS neighbour list...........................................................................287 VII.8.2.d Deleting allocated UMTS neighbours...............................................................................287 VII.8.2.e Displaying UMTS neighbours on the map .......................................................................288

VII.8.3 S CRAMBLING CODES (UMTS PROJECTS ONLY ) ..............................................................................289 VII.8.3.a Scrambling codes : Overview...........................................................................................289 VII.8.3.b Allocating scrambling codes to UMTS cells manually......................................................289 VII.8.3.c Creating scrambling code domains and groups...............................................................289 VII.8.3.d Assigning a scrambling code domain to a cell .................................................................290 VII.8.3.e Defining exceptional pairs for scrambling code allocation ...............................................290 VII.8.3.f Allocating scrambling codes to UMTS cells automatically ...............................................291 VII.8.3.g Scrambling code allocation process.................................................................................291 VII.8.3.h Checking scrambling code consistency ...........................................................................292


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VIII CDMA/CDMA 2000 PROJECT MANAGEMENT.................................297 VIII.1 CDMA/CDMA 2000 PROJECTS : O VERVIEW ..........................................................297 VIII.2 CDMA/CDMA 2000 SPECIFIC CONCEPTS ..............................................................297 VIII.3 CDMA/CDMA 2000 PROJECTS PROTOCOL ............................................................298 VIII.4 MANAGING CDMA/CDMA 2000 RADIO DATA .........................................................298

VIII.4.1 M ANAGING CDMA/CDMA 2000 RADIO DATA : O VERVIEW .............................................................298

VIII.4.2 CDMA/CDMA 2000 S ITE EQUIPMENT ..........................................................................................299 VIII.4.2.a Creating CDMA/CDMA 2000 site equipment...................................................................299 VIII.4.2.b Managing CDMA/CDMA 2000 site equipment.................................................................300 VIII.4.2.c Managing channel element consumption per CDMA/CDMA 2000 site equipment .........300 VIII.4.2.d Assigning CDMA/CDMA 2000 site equipment to sites ....................................................300

VIII.4.3 TRANSMITTER CDMA/CDMA 2000 SPECIFIC PARAMETERS ...........................................................301 VIII.4.3.a Setting the transmitter CDMA/CDMA 2000 global parameters........................................301

VIII.4.4 CDMA/CDMA 2000 C ELLS .........................................................................................................301 VIII.4.4.a CDMA/CDMA 2000 Cells : definition................................................................................301 VIII.4.4.b Creating a CDMA/CDMA 2000 Cell .................................................................................301 VIII.4.4.c Managing CDMA/CDMA 2000 Cell properties.................................................................302 VIII.4.4.d Power parameters in CDMA/CDMA 2000........................................................................303 VIII.4.4.e Active set parameters in CDMA/CDMA 2000 ..................................................................303

VIII.5 MANAGING CDMA/CDMA 2000 TRAFFIC DATA ......................................................303 VIII.5.1 CDMA/CDMA 2000 TRAFFIC DATA : O VERVIEW ...........................................................................303 VIII.5.2 WORKING ON CDMA/CDMA 2000 S ERVICES ...............................................................................304

VIII.5.2.a Creating CDMA/CDMA 2000 Services.............................................................................304 VIII.5.2.b Data service creation CDMA/CDMA 2000 .......................................................................305 VIII.5.2.c Setting CDMA/CDMA 2000 services parameters ............................................................305 VIII.5.2.d Managing globally CDMA/CDMA 2000 services..............................................................306

VIII.5.3 CONFIGURING CDMA/CDMA 2000 R ADIO CONFIGURATIONS ........................................................306 VIII.5.3.a Creating a CDMA/CDMA 2000 Radio Configuration .......................................................306 VIII.5.3.b CDMA/CDMA 2000 active set conditions.........................................................................307 VIII.5.3.c Setting a CDMA/CDMA 2000 Radio Configuration..........................................................307 VIII.5.3.d Managing globally CDMA/CDMA 2000 Radio Configurations .........................................308

VIII.5.4 MODELLING CDMA/CDMA 2000 USER PROFILES .........................................................................308 VIII.5.4.a Creating a CDMA/CDMA 2000 user profile......................................................................308 VIII.5.4.b Adjusting CDMA/CDMA 2000 user profile properties ......................................................309 VIII.5.4.c Managing globally CDMA/CDMA 2000 user profiles .......................................................309

VIII.5.5 S ETTING CDMA/CDMA 2000 ENVIRONMENT CLASSES ..................................................................310 VIII.5.5.a Creating a type of CDMA/CDMA 2000 environment........................................................310 VIII.5.5.b Setting CDMA/CDMA 2000 environment parameters......................................................311 VIII.5.5.c Managing globally CDMA/CDMA 2000 environment types .............................................311 VIII.5.5.d Displaying statistics per CDMA/CDMA 2000 environment type.......................................312 VIII.5.5.e Weighting CDMA/CDMA 2000 users per clutter class.....................................................312

VIII.5.6 S ETTING CDMA/CDMA 2000 TRAFFIC MAP PARAMETERS .............................................................312 VIII.5.6.a Setting CDMA/CDMA 2000 traffic map parameters: Overview .......................................312 VIII.5.6.b Creating a CDMA/CDMA 2000 environment traffic map..................................................313 VIII.5.6.c Assigning clutter classes to CDMA/CDMA 2000 environment classes ...........................313 VIII.5.6.d Refreshing a CDMA/CDMA 2000 environment traffic map..............................................314 VIII.5.6.e Exporting a CDMA/CDMA 2000 environment traffic map................................................314 VIII.5.6.f Managing CDMA/CDMA 2000 environment traffic map display ......................................315 VIII.5.6.g Displaying statistics on CDMA/CDMA 2000 environment traffic maps............................315 VIII.5.6.h Importing a CDMA/CDMA 2000 vector traffic map ..........................................................316 VIII.5.6.i Examples of CDMA/CDMA 2000 vector traffic data ........................................................317 VIII.5.6.j Exporting a CDMA/CDMA 2000 vector traffic map ..........................................................317 VIII.5.6.k Creating a CDMA/CDMA 2000 traffic map per transmitter ..............................................318 VIII.5.6.l Importing a CDMA/CDMA 2000 traffic map per transmitter.............................................319 VIII.5.6.m Exporting a CDMA/CDMA 2000 traffic map per transmitter.............................................319

VIII.6 CDMA/CDMA 2000 SIMULATIONS ........................................................................319 VIII.6.1 CDMA/CDMA 2000 SIMULATIONS : O VERVIEW ............................................................................319 VIII.6.2 M ANAGING CDMA/CDMA 2000 S IMULATIONS ..............................................................................320

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VIII.6.2.b Managing CDMA/CDMA 2000 simulation properties.......................................................321 VIII.6.2.c CDMA/CDMA 2000 power control simulation inputs .......................................................322 VIII.6.2.d Replaying a CDMA/CDMA 2000 simulation.....................................................................323 VIII.6.2.e Generator initialisation - Replay differences (CDMA/CDMA 2000) .................................323 VIII.6.2.f Averaging CDMA/CDMA 2000 simulations......................................................................324 VIII.6.2.g Adding a simulation to an existing group of CDMA/CDMA 2000 simulations ..................324

VIII.6.3 CDMA/CDMA 2000 SIMULATION PROCESS ..................................................................................324 VIII.6.3.a

Power control CDMA/CDMA 2000 simulation concepts ..................................................324

VIII.6.3.b CDMA/CDMA 2000 simulation convergence method ......................................................327 VIII.6.3.c Admission control in CDMA/CDMA 2000 simulations......................................................328 VIII.6.3.d Channel element management in CDMA/CDMA 2000 simulations.................................328 VIII.6.3.e Walsh codes management...............................................................................................328 VIII.6.3.f Walsh codes availability ...................................................................................................330 VIII.6.3.g Modelling shadowing in CDMA/CDMA 2000 simulations ................................................330

VIII.6.4 CDMA/CDMA 2000 SIMULATION RESULTS SUMMARY ....................................................................331 VIII.6.4.a Displaying CDMA/CDMA 2000 simulation requirements and results ..............................331 VIII.6.4.b Displaying input parameters of an existing CDMA/CDMA 2000 simulation.....................332 VIII.6.4.c Summarising results per site (CDMA/CDMA 2000 projects) ...........................................333 VIII.6.4.d Summarising results per cell (CDMA/CDMA 2000 projects)............................................334 VIII.6.4.e Committing simulated loads to cells (CDMA/CDMA 2000 projects) ................................334

VIII.6.4.f Summarising results per mobile (CDMA/CDMA 2000 projects) ......................................335 VIII.6.4.g Displaying shadowing values of a CDMA/CDMA 2000 simulation ..................................336 VIII.6.4.h Managing CDMA/CDMA 2000 simulation results on the map .........................................337

VIII.6.5 CDMA/CDMA 2000 SIMULATION OUTPUTS ...................................................................................338 VIII.6.5.a CDMA/CDMA 2000 Simulation outputs on sites..............................................................338 VIII.6.5.b CDMA/CDMA 2000 Simulation outputs on cells ..............................................................338 VIII.6.5.c CDMA/CDMA 2000 Average simulation outputs on cells ................................................338 VIII.6.5.d CDMA/CDMA 2000 Standard deviation of simulation outputs on cells ...........................339 VIII.6.5.e CDMA/CDMA 2000 Simulation outputs on cell components ...........................................339 VIII.6.5.f CDMA/CDMA 2000 Simulation outputs on mobiles.........................................................340 VIII.6.5.g CDMA/CDMA 2000 Simulation outputs on mobile components ......................................340

VIII.7 S PECIFIC CDMA/CDMA 2000 PREDICTION STUDIES ...............................................341 VIII.7.1 CDMA/CDMA 2000 PREDICTION STUDIES : O VERVIEW .................................................................341 VIII.7.2 CDMA/CDMA 2000 PREDICTION PROCESS ..................................................................................342 VIII.7.2.a Predicting on given CDMA/CDMA 2000 carriers .............................................................342

VIII.7.2.b Modelling shadowing in CDMA/CDMA 2000 predictions .................................................343 VIII.7.3 M ANAGING CDMA/CDMA 2000 PREDICTIONS ..............................................................................343

VIII.7.3.a Creating predictions from modified CDMA/CDMA 2000 simulations...............................343 VIII.7.3.b Managing CDMA/CDMA 2000 prediction display ............................................................343

VIII.7.4 CDMA/CDMA 2000 PREDICTION STUDIES ....................................................................................345 VIII.7.4.a Analysing pilot reception (CDMA/CDMA 2000) ...............................................................345 VIII.7.4.b Studying service area (Eb/Nt) downlink (CDMA/CDMA 2000) ........................................346 VIII.7.4.c Studying service area (Eb/Nt) uplink (CDMA/CDMA 2000) .............................................347 VIII.7.4.d Studying effective service area (CDMA/CDMA 2000) .....................................................348 VIII.7.4.e Defining handoff status (CDMA/CDMA 2000)..................................................................349 VIII.7.4.f Studying downlink total noise (CDMA/CDMA 2000) ........................................................351 VIII.7.4.g Calculating pilot pollution (CDMA/CDMA 2000)...............................................................352 VIII.7.4.h Analysing a scenario at a point in CDMA/CDMA 2000 projects ......................................353

VIII.8 S PECIFIC 1XEV-DO FEATURES ..............................................................................355 VIII.8.1 DEFINING A (EB/NT M AX RATE ) LOOK -UP TABLE ......................................................................355 VIII.8.2 CREATING 1XEV-DO SPECIFIC PREDICTIONS .................................................................................356

VIII.9 CDMA/CDMA 2000 NETWORK OPTIMISATION ........................................................357 VIII.9.1 CDMA/CDMA 2000 NETWORK OPTIMISATION : O VERVIEW ............................................................357 VIII.9.2 ALLOCATING CDMA/CDMA 2000 CELL NEIGHBOURS MANUALLY ...................................................357 VIII.9.3 ALLOCATING CDMA/CDMA 2000 CELL NEIGHBOURS AUTOMATICALLY ...........................................358 VIII.9.4 DISPLAYING CURRENT CDMA/CDMA 2000 NEIGHBOUR LIST .........................................................359 VIII.9.5 DELETING ALLOCATED CDMA/CDMA 2000 NEIGHBOURS ..............................................................359 VIII.9.6 DISPLAYING CDMA/CDMA 2000 NEIGHBOURS ON THE MAP ..........................................................360


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IX MANAGING MEASUREMENTS .........................................................363 IX.1 MANAGING MEASUREMENTS : O VERVIEW ................................................................363 IX.2 BEFORE CREATING A MEASUREMENT SESSION : CAUTIONS .......................................363 IX.3 CREATION OF A MEASUREMENT PATH ......................................................................363

IX.3.1 CREATING A MEASUREMENT SESSION ............................................................................................363 IX.3.2 P ASTING A MEASUREMENT PATH ....................................................................................................364

IX.3.3 DRAWING A MEASUREMENT PATH

..................................................................................................364 IX.3.4 IMPORTING A MEASUREMENT PATH ................................................................................................365 IX.3.5 IMPORTING SEVERAL MEASUREMENT PATHS ...................................................................................366 IX.3.6 ADDING PREDICTIONS IN EXISTING MEASUREMENT PATHS ...............................................................366 IX.3.7 CREATING AN IMPORT MEASUREMENTS CONFIGURATION .................................................................367 IX.3.8 DELETING AN IMPORT MEASUREMENTS CONFIGURATION .................................................................367

IX.4 MANAGEMENT OF A MEASUREMENT PATH ................................................................368 IX.4.1 DEFINING MEASUREMENT PATH PROPERTIES ..................................................................................368 IX.4.2 OPENING A MEASUREMENT D ATA TABLE ........................................................................................368 IX.4.3 P REDICTING SIGNAL LEVELS ON A MEASUREMENT PATH ..................................................................369 IX.4.4 F ILTERING PREDICTIONS ALONG MEASUREMENT PATHS ...................................................................369 IX.4.5 DISPLAYING STATISTICS BETWEEN MEASUREMENT AND PREDICTIONS ..............................................370 IX.4.6 M ANAGING DISPLAY ON A MEASUREMENT PATH ..............................................................................370 IX.4.7 EXPORTING MEASUREMENTS .........................................................................................................370 IX.5 USING THE MEASUREMENT WINDOW ........................................................................371 IX.5.1 MEASUREMENT WINDOW : ACTIVATION ...........................................................................................371 IX.5.2 DEFINING THE DISPLAY PROPERTIES OF THE MEASUREMENT WINDOW ..............................................371 IX.5.3 ANALYSING FIELDS USING A SECOND ORDINARY AXIS IN MEASUREMENTS .........................................372 IX.5.4 ZOOMING IN THE MEASUREMENT WINDOW ......................................................................................372 IX.5.5 EXPORTING THE MEASUREMENT WINDOW ......................................................................................373 IX.5.6 P RINTING THE MEASUREMENT WINDOW ..........................................................................................373 IX.5.7 COMBINING MEASUREMENTS AND POINT ANALYSIS WINDOWS ..........................................................373

X CO-PLANNING FEATURES...............................................................377 X.1 CO-P LANNING FEATURES : O VERVIEW ....................................................................377 X.2 CO-P LANNING USING ATOLL ................................................................................377

X.2.1 DISPLAYING EXTERNAL OBJECTS IN A CURRENT ATOLL PROJECT ...................................................377 X.2.2 ALLOCATING EXTERNAL NEIGHBOURS MANUALLY (C O-P LANNING ) ...................................................377 X.2.3 ALLOCATING EXTERNAL NEIGHBOURS AUTOMATICALLY (C O-P LANNING )...........................................378

X.3 CO-P LANNING USING DATABASES ...........................................................................379 X.3.1 WORKING IN CO -PLANNING WITH A MS A CCESS DATABASE .............................................................379 X.3.2 WORKING IN CO -PLANNING WITH A SQL SERVER DATABASE ............................................................379 X.3.3 WORKING IN CO -PLANNING WITH AN ORACLE DATABASE .................................................................380 X.3.4 WORKING IN CO -PLANNING WITH A S YBASE DATABASE ....................................................................380

XI IMPORT MSI PLANET DATA...........................................................385 XI.1 IMPORT MSI P LANET DATA : O VERVIEW .............................................................385 XI.2 IMPORTING MSI P LANET GEOGRAPHIC DATA .......................................................385 XI.3 IMPORTING A MSI P LANET DATABASE ................................................................386

XI.3.1 IMPORTING A MSI P LANET ANTENNA DATABASE .........................................................................386 XI.3.2 IMPORTING A MSI P LANET NETWORK ........................................................................................386 XI.3.3 IMPORTING A MSI P LANET CARRIER DATABASE ..........................................................................387 XI.3.4 IMPORTING A MSI P LANET NEIGHBOUR DATABASE .....................................................................388 XI.3.5 IMPORTING MSI P LANET PROPAGATION MODELS .......................................................................388 XI.3.6 IMPORTING MSI P LANET PATH LOSS MATRICES ..........................................................................389

XI.4 IMPORTING MSI P LANET MEASUREMENT DATA ....................................................389

XI.4.1 IMPORTING MSI P LANET SURVEY DATA .....................................................................................389


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XII MULTI-USER FEATURES ..................................................................393 XII.1 MULTI -USER FEATURES : O VERVIEW .......................................................................393 XII.2 CREATING /S TARTING DATABASE PROJECTS ............................................................393

XII.2.1 OPERATING PRINCIPLES ................................................................................................................393 XII.2.2 CREATING A NEW DATABASE FROM A DOCUMENT ............................................................................394 XII.2.3 CREATING A NEW DOCUMENT FROM A DATABASE ............................................................................394 XII.2.4 S TARTING ATOLL FROM THE COMMAND LINE .................................................................................395 XII.2.5 EXPORTING USER CONFIGURATION TO AN EXTERNAL FILE ...............................................................396 XII.2.6 IMPORTING USER CONFIGURATION FROM AN EXTERNAL FILE ............................................................396

XII.3 S UPPORTED DATABASES ........................................................................................397 XII.3.1 S UPPORTED DATABASES : O VERVIEW ............................................................................................397 XII.3.2 EXPORTING A PROJECT IN A MS A CCESS DATABASE ......................................................................397 XII.3.3 EXPORTING A PROJECT IN A MS SQL SERVER DATABASE ...............................................................397 XII.3.4 EXPORTING A PROJECT IN AN ORACLE DATABASE ...........................................................................398 XII.3.5 EXPORTING A PROJECT IN A S YBASE DATABASE .............................................................................399

XII.4 DATA EXCHANGE ...................................................................................................400 XII.4.1 CHECKING DATABASE CONNECTION PROPERTIES ............................................................................400 XII.4.2 LOADING DATA FROM A DATABASE .................................................................................................400 XII.4.3 ARCHIVING DATA IN A DATABASE ....................................................................................................401

XII.5 DATA CONFLICTS MANAGEMENT .............................................................................401 XII.5.1 RESOLVING A CONFLICT ON A MODIFIED RECORD ............................................................................401 XII.5.2 RESOLVING A CONFLICT ON A DELETED RECORD .............................................................................403

XII.6 S HARING CALCULATIONS BETWEEN USERS ..............................................................404 XII.6.1 S HARING PATH LOSS MATRICES BETWEEN USERS ...........................................................................404

XIII MICROWAVE LINKS ..........................................................................409 XIII.1 MICROWAVE LINKS : O VERVIEW .............................................................................409 XIII.2 CREATING AND MANAGING A MICROWAVE LINK ........................................................409

XIII.2.1 CREATING A MICROWAVE LINK : O VERVIEW ....................................................................................409

XIII.2.2 CREATING A LINK USING THE MOUSE ..............................................................................................409 XIII.2.3 CREATING A LINK USING THE WIZARD .............................................................................................409 XIII.2.4 LISTING ALL MICROWAVE LINKS OF A NETWORK ..............................................................................410 XIII.2.5 S ETTING MICROWAVE LINK PROPERTIES .........................................................................................410 XIII.2.6 M ANAGING RADIO EQUIPMENT IN MICROWAVE LINKS .......................................................................411

XIII.3 ANALYSIS OF A MICROWAVE LINK ............................................................................412 XIII.3.1 P ATH PROFILE AND LINK RELIABILITY ANALYSIS ...............................................................................412

XIII.3.1.a Adjusting computation parameters in link analysis ..........................................................412 XIII.3.1.b Displaying profile along a microwave link ........................................................................413 XIII.3.1.c Displaying analysis results on a microwave link ..............................................................414 XIII.3.1.d Managing the display of a microwave link profile.............................................................414 XIII.3.1.e Editing profile values (microwave links) ...........................................................................414

XIII.3.2 INTERFERENCE ANALYSIS ..............................................................................................................415 XIII.3.2.a Interference analysis in microwave links : definitions ......................................................415 XIII.3.2.b Finding interferers of a given receiver (microwave links).................................................415 XIII.3.2.c Finding receivers interfered by a transmitter (microw

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