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Atoll 3.2.1 User Manual 2014 Forsk4

Atoll3.2.1UserManualAT321_UMR_E1 TableofContentsTableofContents

TableofContents...................................................5Introduction ......................................................31AboutForsk ........................................................................................... 31GettingHelp .......................................................................................... 31PrintingHelpTopics .................................................................................. 31AboutAtollDocumentation ............................................................................ 31ContactingTechnicalSupport .......................................................................... 32

1 WorkingEnvironment ...............................................351.1 TheAtollWorkArea .................................................................................... 351.1.1 SelectingaWindow................................................................................... 361.1.1.1 SelectingaWindowTab .............................................................................. 361.1.1.2 SelectingaWindowfromtheWindowMenu ............................................................ 371.1.1.3 UsingtheWindowsdialogbox ........................................................................ 37

1.1.2 OrganisingtheAtollWorkspace......................................................................... 381.1.2.1 CreatingaNewMapWindow ......................................................................... 381.1.2.2 ArrangingToolandExplorerWindowsUsingtheMouse ................................................... 381.1.2.3 UsingTabGroups ................................................................................... 391.1.2.4 ResettingtheWorkspaceLayouttotheDefaultView...................................................... 39

1.2 TheExplorerWindow................................................................................... 391.2.1 WorkingwiththeExplorerWindow ...................................................................... 401.2.2 WorkingwiththeSiteExplorer .......................................................................... 411.2.3 AutomaticallyHidingExplorerWindows.................................................................. 411.2.4 DisplayingorHidingObjectsontheMapUsingtheExplorerWindows ......................................... 421.2.5 WorkingwithLayersUsingtheExplorerWindows .......................................................... 43

1.3 WorkingwithObjects................................................................................... 431.3.1 UsingtheObjectContextMenu......................................................................... 431.3.1.1 RenaminganObject................................................................................. 441.3.1.2 DeletinganObject .................................................................................. 441.3.1.3 DisplayingthePropertiesofanObject.................................................................. 44

1.3.2 ModifyingTransmittersandSitesontheMap ............................................................. 451.3.2.1 SelectingOneoutofSeveralTransmitters ............................................................... 451.3.2.2 MovingaSiteUsingtheMouse ........................................................................ 451.3.2.3 MovingaSitetoaHigherLocation..................................................................... 461.3.2.4 ChangingtheAzimuthoftheAntennaUsingtheMouse ................................................... 461.3.2.5 ChangingtheAntennaPositionRelativetotheSiteUsingtheMouse......................................... 46

1.3.3 DisplayPropertiesofObjects ........................................................................... 471.3.3.1 DefiningtheDisplayPropertiesofObjects ............................................................... 471.3.3.2 ExamplesofUsingtheDisplayPropertiesofObjects ...................................................... 52

1.4 WorkingwithMaps ..................................................................................... 531.4.1 ChangingtheMapScale ............................................................................... 531.4.1.1 ZoomingInandOut ................................................................................. 531.4.1.2 ZoomingInonaSpecificArea......................................................................... 541.4.1.3 ChoosingaScale.................................................................................... 541.4.1.4 ChangingBetweenPreviousZoomLevels ............................................................... 54

1.4.2 UsingFullScreenMode ................................................................................ 541.4.3 MovingtheMapintheDocumentWindow ............................................................... 551.4.4 UsingthePanoramicWindow........................................................................... 551.4.5 CentringtheMapWindowonanObject .................................................................. 551.4.6 CentringtheMapWindowonaTableRecord.............................................................. 561.4.7 AdjustingtheMapWindowtoaSelection................................................................. 561.4.8 MeasuringDistancesontheMap ........................................................................ 561.4.9 DisplayingRulersAroundtheMap ....................................................................... 571.4.10 DisplayingtheMapScale............................................................................... 575

Atoll3.2.1UserManualTableofContents Forsk20141.4.11 DisplayingtheMapLegend .............................................................................571.4.12 UsingZonesintheMapWindow.........................................................................581.4.12.1 TheFilteringZone ...................................................................................581.4.12.2 TheComputationZone ...............................................................................591.4.12.3 TheFocusZoneandHotSpots .........................................................................601.4.12.4 UsingPolygonZoneEditingTools ......................................................................611.4.12.5 UsingaPrintingZone ................................................................................631.4.12.6 UsingaGeographicExportZone .......................................................................63

1.4.13 EditingPolygons,Lines,andPoints .......................................................................651.4.13.1 AddingaVectorLayer ................................................................................651.4.13.2 CreatingPolygons,Lines,andPoints ....................................................................651.4.13.3 EditingtheShapeofPolygonsandLines .................................................................661.4.13.4 CombiningorCroppingPolygonsUsingtheToolbar .......................................................661.4.13.5 EditingaPoint ......................................................................................681.4.13.6 EditingContours,Lines,andPointsUsingtheContextMenu ................................................68

1.4.14 CopyingtheContentofaZoneintoAnotherApplication .....................................................691.4.15 MapWindowPointers.................................................................................69

1.5 WorkingwithCoveragePredictions ........................................................................701.5.1 OrganisingtheContentsofthePredictionsFolder ..........................................................701.5.1.1 CreatingFoldersinthePredictionsfolder................................................................701.5.1.2 MovingaCoveragePredictionintoaFolder ..............................................................71

1.5.2 ExportingCoveragePredictionResults ....................................................................711.6 WorkingwithDataTables ................................................................................751.6.1 OpeningaDataTable ..................................................................................751.6.2 Adding,Deleting,andEditingDataTableFields.............................................................761.6.2.1 AccessinganObjectTypesTableFields .................................................................761.6.2.2 AddingaFieldtoanObjectTypesDataTable............................................................771.6.2.3 DeletingaFieldfromanObjectTypesDataTable.........................................................77

1.6.3 OpeninganObjectsRecordPropertiesdialogboxfromaTable ...............................................781.6.4 DefiningtheTableFormat ..............................................................................781.6.5 EditingtheContentsofaTable..........................................................................811.6.5.1 EditingTableEntriesDirectlyintheTable................................................................811.6.5.2 CopyingandPastinginTables .........................................................................821.6.5.3 SearchingforandReplacingTextEntriesinTables ........................................................84

1.6.6 ViewingaStatisticalAnalysisofTableContents ............................................................851.6.7 ExportingTablestoTextFilesandSpreadsheets ............................................................851.6.8 ImportingTablesfromTextFiles .........................................................................871.6.9 ExportingTablestoXMLFiles ...........................................................................881.6.10 ImportingTablesfromXMLFiles.........................................................................89

1.7 PrintinginAtoll.........................................................................................891.7.1 PrintingDataTablesandReports ........................................................................891.7.2 PrintingaMap........................................................................................901.7.2.1 PrintingRecommendations ...........................................................................901.7.2.2 DefiningthePrintingZone ............................................................................901.7.2.3 DefiningthePrintLayout .............................................................................92

1.7.3 PreviewingYourPrinting ...............................................................................941.7.4 PrintingaDockingWindow.............................................................................941.7.5 PrintingAntennaPatterns..............................................................................94

1.8 Grouping,Sorting,andFilteringData.......................................................................951.8.1 GroupingDataObjects .................................................................................951.8.1.1 GroupingDataObjectsbyaSelectedProperty............................................................951.8.1.2 ConfiguringtheGroupBySubmenu ....................................................................951.8.1.3 AdvancedGrouping..................................................................................961.8.1.4 ExamplesofGrouping ................................................................................97

1.8.2 SortingData..........................................................................................981.8.2.1 SortingDatainTables ................................................................................981.8.2.2 AdvancedSorting....................................................................................99

1.8.3 FilteringData.........................................................................................991.8.3.1 FilteringinDataTablesbySelection .................................................................. 1001.8.3.2 AdvancedDataFiltering ............................................................................ 1011.8.3.3 RestoringAllRecords .............................................................................. 103

1.8.4 UserConfigurations ................................................................................. 1031.8.4.1 SavingaUserConfiguration......................................................................... 1041.8.4.2 LoadingaUserConfiguration ........................................................................ 1046

Atoll3.2.1UserManualAT321_UMR_E1 TableofContents1.8.5 SiteandTransmitterLists ............................................................................. 1051.8.5.1 CreatingaSiteorTransmitterList ..................................................................... 1051.8.5.2 AddingaSiteorTransmittertoaListintheNetworkExplorer ............................................. 1061.8.5.3 AddingaSiteorTransmittertoaListfromtheMapWindow .............................................. 1061.8.5.4 AddingSitesorTransmitterstoaListUsingaZone....................................................... 1061.8.5.5 EditingaSiteorTransmitterList...................................................................... 1071.8.5.6 ImportingaSiteorTransmitterList.................................................................... 1071.8.5.7 ExportingaSiteorTransmitterList .................................................................... 1081.8.5.8 FilteringonaSiteorTransmitterList .................................................................. 108

1.8.6 FolderConfigurations ................................................................................ 1081.8.6.1 CreatingaFolderConfiguration....................................................................... 1081.8.6.2 ApplyingaSavedFolderConfiguration ................................................................. 1091.8.6.3 ReapplyingtheCurrentFolderConfiguration ........................................................... 1091.8.6.4 SavingaFolderConfigurationinanExternalFile......................................................... 1091.8.6.5 LoadingaFolderConfigurationfromanExternalFile ..................................................... 1091.8.6.6 DeletingaFolderConfiguration....................................................................... 110

1.8.7 CreatingandComparingViews......................................................................... 1101.8.8 FilteringDataUsingaFilteringZone..................................................................... 111

1.9 TipsandTricks........................................................................................ 1111.9.1 UndoingandRedoing................................................................................. 1111.9.2 RefreshingMapsandFolders .......................................................................... 1111.9.3 SearchingforObjectsontheMap ...................................................................... 1121.9.3.1 SearchingforaMapObjectbyItsName ............................................................... 1121.9.3.2 SearchingforaMapObjectusingAnyTextProperty ..................................................... 1121.9.3.3 SearchingforaPointontheMap ..................................................................... 113

1.9.4 UsingtheStatusBartoGetInformation ................................................................. 1131.9.5 SavingInformationDisplayedintheEventViewer ......................................................... 1131.9.6 UsingIconsfromtheToolbar .......................................................................... 1151.9.7 UsingShortcutsinAtoll............................................................................... 117

2 AtollProjects .....................................................1212.1 BeforeStartingaRadioPlanningProject .................................................................. 1212.2 CreatinganAtollDocument ............................................................................. 1212.2.1 CreatingaNewAtollDocumentfromaTemplate ......................................................... 1212.2.1.1 TemplatesAvailable................................................................................ 1222.2.1.2 CreatingaNewAtollDocumentfromaTemplate ........................................................ 1222.2.1.3 DefiningaNewAtollDocument ...................................................................... 123

2.2.2 WorkinginaMultiUserEnvironment................................................................... 1262.2.2.1 TheAtollMultiUserEnvironment .................................................................... 1262.2.2.2 CreatingaNewAtollDocumentfromaDatabase ........................................................ 1272.2.2.3 WorkingWithaDocumentonaDatabase .............................................................. 1282.2.2.4 RefreshinganAtollDocumentfromtheDatabase ....................................................... 1302.2.2.5 ArchivingtheModificationsofanAtollDocumentintheDatabase ......................................... 130

2.3 MakingaBackupofYourDocument...................................................................... 1332.3.1 ConfiguringAutomaticBackup......................................................................... 1342.3.2 RecoveringaBackup ................................................................................. 134

2.4 MakingandSharingPortableAtollProjects ................................................................ 135

3 GeographicData ..................................................1393.1 GeographicDataTypes ................................................................................. 1393.2 SupportedGeographicDataFormats ..................................................................... 1413.3 ImportingGeoDataFiles ............................................................................... 1413.3.1 ImportingaRasterformatGeoDataFile................................................................. 1423.3.2 ImportingaVectorformatGeoDataFile ................................................................ 1433.3.3 ImportingMSIPlanetData ........................................................................... 1443.3.3.1 ImportingOneMSIPlanetDataType................................................................. 1443.3.3.2 ImportingaMSIPlanetDatabase .................................................................... 145

3.3.4 ImportingaWMSRasterformatGeoDataFile............................................................ 1453.3.5 OrganisingGeoDataFiles............................................................................. 1483.3.5.1 GroupingGeoDataFilesinFolders .................................................................... 1487

Atoll3.2.1UserManualTableofContents Forsk20143.3.5.2 CreatingFoldersforVectorsandImages............................................................... 1483.3.5.3 MovingaVectororImageintoaDedicatedFolder ...................................................... 149

3.3.6 EmbeddingGeographicData .......................................................................... 1493.3.7 RepairingaBrokenLinktoaGeoDataFile............................................................... 150

3.4 DigitalTerrainModels ................................................................................. 1503.5 ClutterClasses ....................................................................................... 1503.5.1 AssigningNamestoClutterClasses..................................................................... 1503.5.2 DefiningClutterClassProperties....................................................................... 1513.5.3 AddingaClutterClass................................................................................ 1533.5.4 RefreshingtheListofClutterClasses ................................................................... 1533.5.5 DisplayingTotalSurfaceAreaperClutterClass ........................................................... 154

3.6 ClutterHeights....................................................................................... 1543.7 Contours,Lines,andPoints ............................................................................. 1543.7.1 ManagingtheDisplayofaVectorLayer ................................................................. 1543.7.2 ManagingthePropertiesoftheVectorLayer ............................................................ 1553.7.3 MovingaVectorLayertotheNetworkExplorer.......................................................... 155

3.8 ScannedImages...................................................................................... 1563.8.1 ImportingSeveralScannedImages ..................................................................... 1563.8.2 DefiningtheDisplayPropertiesofScannedImages ....................................................... 156

3.9 PopulationMaps ..................................................................................... 1573.9.1 ManagingtheDisplayofPopulationData ............................................................... 1573.9.2 DisplayingPopulationStatistics........................................................................ 157

3.10 CustomGeoDataMaps................................................................................ 1583.10.1 CreatingaCustomGeoDataMap...................................................................... 1583.10.2 AddingaFiletoaCustomGeoDataMap................................................................ 1593.10.3 ManagingthePropertiesofaCustomGeoDataMap...................................................... 1603.10.4 DisplayingStatisticsonCustomGeoData ............................................................... 1603.10.5 IntegrableversusNonintegrableData.................................................................. 160

3.11 DisplayingOnlineMaps ................................................................................ 1613.12 SettingthePriorityofGeoData ......................................................................... 1623.12.1 SettingtheDisplayPriorityofGeoData ................................................................. 1623.12.2 SettingthePriorityofGeoDatainCalculations........................................................... 1633.12.2.1 Example1:TwoDTMMapsRepresentingDifferentAreas ................................................ 1633.12.2.2 Example2:ClutterClassesandDTMMapsRepresentingtheSameArea .................................... 1643.12.2.3 Example3:TwoClutterClassMapsRepresentingaCommonArea ......................................... 164

3.13 DisplayingInformationAboutGeoData .................................................................. 1653.14 GeographicDataSets.................................................................................. 1653.14.1 ExportingaGeoDataSet ............................................................................. 1663.14.2 LoadingaGeoDataSet .............................................................................. 166

3.15 EditingGeographicData ............................................................................... 1673.15.1 EditingClutterClassMaps............................................................................ 1673.15.1.1 CreatingaClutterPolygon .......................................................................... 1673.15.1.2 EditingClutterPolygons ............................................................................ 1673.15.1.3 DisplayingtheCoordinatesofClutterPolygons......................................................... 1683.15.1.4 DeletingClutterPolygons ........................................................................... 168

3.15.2 EditingPopulationorCustomDataMaps................................................................ 1683.16 SavingGeographicData................................................................................ 1693.16.1 SavingModificationstoanExternalFile ................................................................. 1703.16.1.1 ExportinganEditedClutterClassMapinaRasterFormatFile ............................................. 1703.16.1.2 ExportinganEditedVectorLayerinVectorFormatFile .................................................. 171

3.16.2 UpdatingtheSourceFile ............................................................................. 1713.16.3 CombiningSeveralRasterFilesintoOneFile ............................................................. 1723.16.4 ExportinganEmbeddedFile .......................................................................... 1723.16.5 CreatingaNewFilefromaLargerFile .................................................................. 173

4 AntennasandEquipment .......................................... 1774.1 WorkingWithAntennas ............................................................................... 1778

Atoll3.2.1UserManualAT321_UMR_E1 TableofContents4.1.1 CreatinganAntenna ................................................................................. 1774.1.2 ImportingPlanetFormatAntennas ..................................................................... 1794.1.3 Importing3DAntennaPatterns........................................................................ 1794.1.4 DisplayingAntennaPatternsWithaFixedScale ........................................................... 1814.1.5 SmoothinganAntennaPattern ........................................................................ 1814.1.6 SharinganAntenna .................................................................................. 1814.1.7 PrintinganAntennaPattern........................................................................... 182

4.2 WorkingWithEquipment ............................................................................... 1834.2.1 DefiningTMAEquipment ............................................................................. 1834.2.2 DefiningFeederCables ............................................................................... 1834.2.3 DefiningTransmitterEquipment ....................................................................... 1834.2.4 UpdatingtheValuesforTotalLossesandtheTransmitterEquipmentNoiseFigure.............................. 184

5 CalculationsandPropagationModels .................................1895.1 WorkingwithRadioPropagationModels.................................................................. 1895.1.1 PropagationModelCharacteristics:Overview ............................................................ 1895.1.2 TheStandardPropagationModel....................................................................... 1905.1.2.1 StandardPropagationModelGuidelines ............................................................... 1915.1.2.2 CalculatingDiffractionWiththeSPM.................................................................. 1925.1.2.3 SampleValuesforSPMFormulas ..................................................................... 1925.1.2.4 Calculatingf(clutter)withtheStandardPropagationModel ............................................... 1935.1.2.5 ModellingFixedReceivers........................................................................... 1945.1.2.6 DefiningtheParametersoftheStandardPropagationModel .............................................. 194

5.1.3 TheCrossWaveModel ................................................................................ 1975.1.4 TheOkumuraHataPropagationModel .................................................................. 1975.1.4.1 DefiningGeneralSettings(OkumuraHata) ............................................................. 1985.1.4.2 SelectinganEnvironmentFormula(OkumuraHata)...................................................... 1985.1.4.3 CreatingorModifyingEnvironmentFormulas(OkumuraHata) ............................................ 198

5.1.5 TheCostHataPropagationModel ...................................................................... 1995.1.5.1 DefiningGeneralSettings(CostHata) ................................................................. 1995.1.5.2 SelectinganEnvironmentFormula(CostHata) .......................................................... 2005.1.5.3 CreatingorModifyingEnvironmentFormulas(CostHata)................................................. 200

5.1.6 TheITU5293PropagationModel...................................................................... 2005.1.6.1 DefiningGeneralSettings(ITU5293).................................................................. 2015.1.6.2 SelectinganEnvironmentFormula(ITU5293) .......................................................... 2015.1.6.3 CreatingorModifyingEnvironmentFormulas(ITU5293) ................................................. 201

5.1.7 TheITU3707PropagationModel...................................................................... 2025.1.8 TheErcegGreensteinPropagationModel................................................................ 2025.1.8.1 DefiningGeneralSettings(ErcegGreenstein(SUI))....................................................... 2025.1.8.2 SelectinganEnvironmentFormula(ErcegGreenstein(SUI)) ............................................... 2035.1.8.3 CreatingorModifyingEnvironmentFormulas(ErcegGreenstein(SUI)) ...................................... 203

5.1.9 TheITU5265PropagationModel...................................................................... 2035.1.10 TheWLLPropagationModel ........................................................................... 2045.1.11 TheLongleyRicePropagationModel.................................................................... 2045.1.12 TheITU1546PropagationModel ....................................................................... 2055.1.13 TheSakagamiExtendedPropagationModel .............................................................. 2055.1.14 ManagingPropagationModels......................................................................... 206

5.2 DefiningRadioCalculationParameters .................................................................... 2065.2.1 DefiningCalculationParametersforOneTransmitter...................................................... 2075.2.2 DefiningtheSameCalculationParametersforaGroupofTransmitters ....................................... 2075.2.3 DefiningtheSameCalculationParametersforAllTransmitters .............................................. 2085.2.4 DefiningaDefaultPropagationModel................................................................... 2095.2.5 DefiningaDefaultResolution .......................................................................... 209

5.3 ManagingPathLossMatrices............................................................................ 2095.3.1 CalculatingPathLossMatrices ......................................................................... 2095.3.2 StoppingPathLossMatrixCalculation ................................................................... 2105.3.3 SettingtheStorageLocationofPathLossMatrices ........................................................ 2105.3.4 CheckingtheValidityofPathLossMatrices .............................................................. 2115.3.5 OptimisingPathLossMatrixStorage.................................................................... 2125.3.6 TuningPathLossMatricesUsingMeasurementData ...................................................... 2135.3.6.1 DefiningtheAreatobeTuned........................................................................ 2135.3.6.2 DefiningMaximumCorrectionsandThresholdsonPathLossTuning ........................................ 2145.3.6.3 TuningPathLossMatricesUsingCWMeasurements..................................................... 2155.3.6.4 TuningPathLossMatricesUsingDriveTestData ........................................................ 2169

Atoll3.2.1UserManualTableofContents Forsk20145.3.6.5 ManagingthePathLossTuningPoints ................................................................ 2175.3.7 ExportingPathLossMatrices.......................................................................... 219

5.4 RadioPredictionTypes ................................................................................ 2195.4.1 MakingPointPredictions ............................................................................. 2205.4.1.1 StartingaPointAnalysis............................................................................ 2205.4.1.2 TheViewsofthePointAnalysisTool .................................................................. 2205.4.1.3 MovingtheReceiverontheMap..................................................................... 2215.4.1.4 TakingIndoorLossesintoAccount.................................................................... 2225.4.1.5 TakingShadowingintoAccountinPointAnalyses ....................................................... 222

5.4.2 MakingCoveragePredictions ......................................................................... 2225.4.2.1 CreatingCoveragePredictions ....................................................................... 2235.4.2.2 CalculatingCoveragePredictions..................................................................... 2245.4.2.3 SavingDefinedCoveragePredictions ................................................................. 2275.4.2.4 CalculatingIndoorCoverage......................................................................... 2285.4.2.5 TakingShadowingintoAccount ...................................................................... 228

6 GSM/GPRS/EDGENetworks ........................................ 2336.1 DesigningaGSM/GPRS/EDGENetwork ................................................................... 2336.2 PlanningandOptimisingGSM/GPRS/EDGEBaseStations .................................................... 2346.2.1 CreatingaGSM/GPRS/EDGEBaseStation ............................................................... 2356.2.1.1 DefinitionofaBaseStation ......................................................................... 2356.2.1.2 CreatingorModifyingaBaseStationElement .......................................................... 2456.2.1.3 PlacingaNewStationUsingaStationTemplate ........................................................ 2476.2.1.4 ManagingStationTemplates ........................................................................ 2486.2.1.5 DuplicatinganExistingBaseStation .................................................................. 2536.2.1.6 StudyingtheProfileAroundaBaseStation ............................................................ 254

6.2.2 CreatingaGroupofBaseStations...................................................................... 2556.2.3 ModifyingSitesandTransmittersDirectlyontheMap..................................................... 2566.2.4 DisplayTipsforBaseStations ......................................................................... 2566.2.5 ModellingPacketswitchedTransmitters ................................................................ 2576.2.6 CreatingaRepeater ................................................................................. 2576.2.6.1 OpeningtheRepeatersTable ........................................................................ 2576.2.6.2 CreatingandModifyingRepeaterEquipment .......................................................... 2576.2.6.3 PlacingaRepeaterontheMapUsingtheMouse........................................................ 2586.2.6.4 CreatingSeveralRepeaters.......................................................................... 2586.2.6.5 DefiningthePropertiesofaRepeater ................................................................. 2596.2.6.6 TipsforUpdatingRepeaterParameters ............................................................... 261

6.2.7 CreatingaRemoteAntenna........................................................................... 2616.2.7.1 OpeningtheRemoteAntennasTable ................................................................. 2616.2.7.2 PlacingaRemoteAntennaontheMapUsingtheMouse ................................................. 2626.2.7.3 CreatingSeveralRemoteAntennas ................................................................... 2626.2.7.4 DefiningthePropertiesofaRemoteAntenna .......................................................... 2626.2.7.5 TipsforUpdatingRemoteAntennaParameters......................................................... 264

6.2.8 PreparingBaseStationsforCalculations ................................................................ 2646.2.8.1 SettingtheWorkingAreaofanAtollDocument ........................................................ 2656.2.8.2 CreatingaComputationZone ....................................................................... 2666.2.8.3 AssigningaPropagationModel ...................................................................... 2676.2.8.4 SettingTransmittersasActive ....................................................................... 2696.2.8.5 TheCalculationProcess ............................................................................ 270

6.2.9 StudyingBaseStations ............................................................................... 2706.2.9.1 SignalLevelCoveragePredictions .................................................................... 2716.2.9.2 DisplayingCoveragePredictionResults................................................................ 2856.2.9.3 GeneratingCoveragePredictionReportsandStatistics................................................... 2866.2.9.4 PrintingandExportingCoveragePredictionResults ..................................................... 2906.2.9.5 AnalysingSignalReceptionUsingthePointAnalysis..................................................... 2906.2.9.6 ComparingCoveragePredictions ..................................................................... 291

6.2.10 PlanningNeighbours................................................................................. 2956.2.10.1 ImportingNeighbours .............................................................................. 2956.2.10.2 DefiningExceptionalPairs .......................................................................... 2966.2.10.3 ConfiguringImportanceFactorsforNeighbours ........................................................ 2966.2.10.4 AllocatingNeighboursAutomatically.................................................................. 2976.2.10.5 CheckingAutomaticAllocationResults ................................................................ 3006.2.10.6 AllocatingandDeletingNeighboursperTransmitter..................................................... 3056.2.10.7 CalculatingtheImportanceofExistingNeighbours...................................................... 30910

Atoll3.2.1UserManualAT321_UMR_E1 TableofContents6.2.10.8 CheckingtheConsistencyoftheNeighbourPlan ........................................................ 3106.2.10.9 ExportingNeighbours ............................................................................... 311

6.3 StudyingNetworkCapacity.............................................................................. 3116.3.1 ImportingOMCTrafficDataintotheSubcellsTable:TrafficData ............................................. 3126.3.2 DefiningMultiserviceTrafficData ...................................................................... 3136.3.3 CreatingaTrafficMap ................................................................................ 3136.3.3.1 CreatingaSectorTrafficMap ........................................................................ 3146.3.3.2 CreatingaUserProfileTrafficMap .................................................................... 3156.3.3.3 CreatingUserDensityTrafficMaps(No.Users/km2) ..................................................... 3206.3.3.4 Converting2GNetworkTraffic ....................................................................... 3226.3.3.5 ExportingCumulatedTraffic ......................................................................... 322

6.3.4 ExportingaTrafficMap............................................................................... 3236.3.5 CalculatingandDisplayingaTrafficCapture.............................................................. 3236.3.5.1 PrerequisitesforaTrafficCapture .................................................................... 3246.3.5.2 CreatingaTrafficCapture ........................................................................... 3246.3.5.3 GSM/GPRS/EDGETrafficCaptureResults............................................................... 3256.3.5.4 AddingNewSimulationstoanAtollDocument .......................................................... 3266.3.5.5 EstimatingaTrafficIncrease ......................................................................... 3286.3.5.6 ModifyingaGSM/GPRS/EDGETrafficCapture........................................................... 328

6.3.6 DimensioningaGSM/GPRS/EDGENetwork............................................................... 3296.3.6.1 DefiningaGSM/GPRS/EDGEDimensioningModel ....................................................... 3296.3.6.2 DimensioningaGSM/GPRS/EDGENetwork ............................................................. 331

6.3.7 CalculatingandDisplayingTrafficSimulations ............................................................ 3336.3.7.1 RadioResourceManagementinGSM.................................................................. 3346.3.7.2 CreatingSimulations................................................................................ 3366.3.7.3 DisplayingtheTrafficDistributionontheMap .......................................................... 3376.3.7.4 DisplayingtheResultsofaSingleSimulation ............................................................ 3396.3.7.5 DisplayingtheAverageResultsofaGroupofSimulations................................................. 3406.3.7.6 UpdatingCellValuesWithSimulationResults ........................................................... 3416.3.7.7 EstimatingaTrafficIncrease ......................................................................... 342

6.4 AllocatingFrequencies,BSICs,HSNs,MALs,andMAIOs ...................................................... 3426.4.1 DefiningResourceRanges ............................................................................. 3436.4.1.1 DefiningFrequencyBands,Domains,andGroups ........................................................ 3436.4.1.2 DefiningBSICDomainsandGroups.................................................................... 3456.4.1.3 DefiningHSNDomainsandGroups.................................................................... 347

6.4.2 AllocatingFrequenciesandBSICsManually............................................................... 3486.4.2.1 AssigningBSICDomainstoTransmitters ............................................................... 3486.4.2.2 AssigningBSICstoTransmittersManually .............................................................. 3486.4.2.3 DefiningFrequencyDomainsforTransmitters........................................................... 3496.4.2.4 AssigningFrequenciestoSubcells ..................................................................... 349

6.4.3 AFPPrerequisites(IM,Separations,Traffic,etc.) .......................................................... 3536.4.3.1 InterferenceMatrices............................................................................... 3546.4.3.2 ChannelSeparations................................................................................ 3656.4.3.3 ModellingTraffic ................................................................................... 3706.4.3.4 AFPRelatedParametersintheSubcellsTable........................................................... 3736.4.3.5 ModellingLayersandSubcells ........................................................................ 375

6.4.4 AutomaticResourceAllocationUsinganAFPModule...................................................... 3766.4.4.1 TheScopeoftheAFPandtheScopeoftheInterferenceMatrix............................................ 3766.4.4.2 TheNetworkValidationProcess...................................................................... 3776.4.4.3 RunninganAutomaticFrequencyAllocation ............................................................ 3786.4.4.4 TheAFPProgressdialogbox ......................................................................... 3836.4.4.5 TheResultsoftheAutomaticFrequencyAllocation ...................................................... 3836.4.4.6 CommittingandExportingtheFrequencyPlan.......................................................... 3906.4.4.7 AllocatingFrequenciesInteractively ................................................................... 391

6.5 TheAtollAFPModule.................................................................................. 3946.5.1 UsingtheAtollAFPataBasicLevel ..................................................................... 3956.5.2 UsingtheAtollAFP................................................................................... 3966.5.2.1 AnOverviewoftheAFPCostFunction ................................................................. 3976.5.2.2 SettingtheParametersoftheAtollAFPModule ......................................................... 4036.5.2.3 FrequencyHoppingOverview........................................................................ 4146.5.2.4 AzimuthOrientedAssignments(PatternAllocation,1/11/31/x) ......................................... 4166.5.2.5 BSICAllocation .................................................................................... 417

6.5.3 AdvancedAFPusage ................................................................................. 4176.5.3.1 OptimisingtheNumberofRequiredTRXs .............................................................. 4186.5.3.2 CombiningInterferenceMatricesAccordingtoMaximumLikelihoodEstimation.............................. 42411

Atoll3.2.1UserManualTableofContents Forsk20146.5.3.3 TheStorageofaFrequencyPlaninAtoll............................................................... 4296.5.3.4 AFPGuidelines .................................................................................... 4306.5.3.5 TheRoleoftheAFPAdministrator.................................................................... 432

6.6 AnalysingNetworkQuality ............................................................................. 4336.6.1 EvaluatingtheQualityofaFrequencyPlan .............................................................. 4336.6.2 InterferenceCoveragePredictions..................................................................... 4356.6.2.1 MakingDLQualityPrediconsBasedonCIorC(I+N)................................................... 4366.6.2.2 MakingULQualityPrediconsBasedonC(I+N) ........................................................ 4396.6.2.3 StudyingInterferenceAreas ......................................................................... 4416.6.2.4 AnalysingInterferenceAreasUsingthePointAnalysisTool............................................... 4446.6.2.5 ExampleofAnalysingInterferenceUsingaPointAnalysis ................................................ 445

6.6.3 PacketSpecificCoveragePredictions ................................................................... 4476.6.3.1 MakingaCoveragePredictionbyGPRS/EDGECodingSchemes ............................................ 4476.6.3.2 MakingaCoveragePredictionbyPacketThroughput .................................................... 4506.6.3.3 MakingaBLERCoveragePrediction .................................................................. 453

6.6.4 MakingaCircuitQualityIndicator(BER,FER,orMOS)CoveragePrediction ................................... 4566.6.5 MakingaServiceAreaPrediction ...................................................................... 4596.6.6 StudyingInterferenceBetweenTransmitters ............................................................ 4626.6.7 AuditingaGSM/GPRS/EDGEFrequencyPlan............................................................. 4636.6.8 CheckingConsistencyinSubcells ...................................................................... 4666.6.9 DisplayingtheFrequencyAllocation.................................................................... 4676.6.9.1 UsingFindonMaptoDisplayChannelReuse........................................................... 4676.6.9.2 DisplayingtheFrequencyAllocationUsingTransmitterDisplaySettings..................................... 4686.6.9.3 GroupingTransmittersbyFrequencies ................................................................ 4696.6.9.4 DisplayingtheChannelAllocationHistogram........................................................... 469

6.6.10 CalculatingKeyPerformanceIndicatorsofaGSM/GPRS/EDGENetwork...................................... 4706.7 OptimisingNetworkParametersUsingtheACP............................................................ 4736.7.1 GSMOptimisationObjectives ......................................................................... 4736.7.2 GSMQualityParameters ............................................................................. 4746.7.3 GSMQualityAnalysisPredictions...................................................................... 475

6.8 VerifyingNetworkCapacity............................................................................. 4766.8.1 ImportingaDriveTestDataPath ...................................................................... 4766.8.2 DisplayingDriveTestData ............................................................................ 4786.8.3 DefiningtheDisplayofaDriveTestDataPath............................................................ 4796.8.4 NetworkVerification ................................................................................ 4796.8.4.1 FilteringIncompatiblePointsAlongDriveTestDataPaths................................................ 4806.8.4.2 PredictingtheSignalLevelonDriveTestDataPoints .................................................... 4816.8.4.3 CreatingCoveragePredictionsonDriveTestDataPaths.................................................. 4826.8.4.4 DisplayingStatisticsOveraDriveTestDataPath ........................................................ 4846.8.4.5 ExtractingaFieldFromaDriveTestDataPathforaTransmitter ........................................... 4856.8.4.6 AnalysingDataVariationsAlongthePath .............................................................. 485

6.8.5 ExportingaDriveTestDataPath....................................................................... 4876.8.6 ExtractingCWMeasurementsfromDriveTestData ....................................................... 4876.8.7 GeneratingInterferenceMatricesfromaDriveTestDataPath.............................................. 4876.8.8 PrintingandExportingtheDriveTestDataWindow ....................................................... 488

6.9 AdvancedConfiguration ............................................................................... 4886.9.1 SettingHCSLayers .................................................................................. 4886.9.2 ComparingServiceAreasinCalculations ................................................................ 4896.9.3 CellTypes.......................................................................................... 4926.9.3.1 TRXTypes ........................................................................................ 4926.9.3.2 CreatingaCellType................................................................................ 4936.9.3.3 ExamplesofCellTypes ............................................................................. 494

6.9.4 TRXConfiguration ................................................................................... 4966.9.4.1 CreatingorImportingTRXConfiguration .............................................................. 496

6.9.5 CodecConfiguration ................................................................................. 4976.9.5.1 OpeningtheCodecModeTable...................................................................... 4976.9.5.2 CreatingorModifyingCodecConfiguration............................................................ 4976.9.5.3 SettingCodecModeAdaptationThresholds............................................................ 4986.9.5.4 SettingCodecModeQualityThresholds ............................................................... 4996.9.5.5 UsingCodecConfigurationsinTransmittersandTerminals ............................................... 499

6.9.6 CodingSchemeConfiguration ......................................................................... 5006.9.6.1 OpeningtheCodingSchemesTable .................................................................. 5006.9.6.2 CreatingorModifyingaCodingSchemeConfiguration ................................................... 5016.9.6.3 UsingCodingSchemeConfigurationinTransmittersandTerminals ........................................ 50212

Atoll3.2.1UserManualAT321_UMR_E1 TableofContents6.9.6.4 AdaptingCodingSchemeThresholdsforaMaximumBLER................................................ 5026.9.6.5 DisplayingCodingSchemeThroughputGraphs .......................................................... 503

6.9.7 TimeslotConfigurations............................................................................... 5036.9.7.1 CreatingorModifyingaTimeslotConfiguration ......................................................... 504

6.9.8 AdvancedTransmitterConfigurationOptions............................................................. 5046.9.8.1 DefiningExtendedCells ............................................................................. 5046.9.8.2 AdvancedModellingofMultiBandTransmitters ........................................................ 505

6.9.9 GSM/GPRS/EDGEMultiServiceTrafficData .............................................................. 5096.9.9.1 ModellingGSM/GPRS/EDGEServices .................................................................. 5096.9.9.2 ModellingGSM/GPRS/EDGEMobilityTypes ............................................................ 5106.9.9.3 ModellingGSM/GPRS/EDGETerminals ................................................................ 511

6.9.10 DefiningtheInterfererReceptionThreshold.............................................................. 5126.9.11 AdvancedModellingofHoppingGaininCoveragePredictions............................................... 5136.9.12 ModellingShadowing ................................................................................ 5146.9.12.1 DisplayingtheShadowingMarginsperClutterClass...................................................... 515

6.9.13 ModellingtheCoexistenceofNetworks................................................................. 5156.9.14 ModellingIntertechnologyInterference................................................................. 5156.9.14.1 DefiningIntertechnologyIRFs ....................................................................... 516

7 UMTSHSPANetworks ..............................................5197.1 DesigningaUMTSNetwork ............................................................................. 5197.2 PlanningandOptimisingUMTSBaseStations .............................................................. 5207.2.1 CreatingaUMTSBaseStation.......................................................................... 5217.2.1.1 DefinitionofaBaseStation.......................................................................... 5217.2.1.2 CreatingorModifyingaBaseStationElement........................................................... 5287.2.1.3 PlacingaNewStationUsingaStationTemplate......................................................... 5297.2.1.4 ManagingStationTemplates ......................................................................... 5317.2.1.5 DuplicatinganExistingBaseStation................................................................... 5367.2.1.6 StudyingtheProfileAroundaBaseStation ............................................................. 537

7.2.2 CreatingaGroupofBaseStations ...................................................................... 5397.2.3 ModifyingSitesandTransmittersDirectlyontheMap ..................................................... 5407.2.4 DisplayTipsforBaseStations.......................................................................... 5407.2.5 CreatingDualBandandTriBandUMTSNetworks ......................................................... 5407.2.6 CreatingaRepeater .................................................................................. 5417.2.6.1 OpeningtheRepeatersTable ........................................................................ 5417.2.6.2 CreatingandModifyingRepeaterEquipment ........................................................... 5417.2.6.3 PlacingaRepeaterontheMapUsingtheMouse ........................................................ 5427.2.6.4 CreatingSeveralRepeaters .......................................................................... 5427.2.6.5 DefiningthePropertiesofaRepeater ................................................................. 5427.2.6.6 TipsforUpdatingRepeaterParameters ................................................................ 544

7.2.7 CreatingaRemoteAntenna ........................................................................... 5457.2.7.1 OpeningtheRemoteAntennasTable .................................................................. 5457.2.7.2 PlacingaRemoteAntennaontheMapUsingtheMouse.................................................. 5457.2.7.3 CreatingSeveralRemoteAntennas.................................................................... 5467.2.7.4 DefiningthePropertiesofaRemoteAntenna ........................................................... 5467.2.7.5 TipsforUpdatingRemoteAntennaParameters ......................................................... 547

7.2.8 PreparingBaseStationsforCalculations................................................................. 5487.2.8.1 SettingtheWorkingAreaofanAtollDocument ......................................................... 5497.2.8.2 CreatingaComputationZone ........................................................................ 5497.2.8.3 AssigningaPropagationModel ....................................................................... 5507.2.8.4 SettingTransmittersorCellsasActive ................................................................. 5527.2.8.5 TheCalculationProcess ............................................................................. 553

7.2.9 StudyingBaseStations................................................................................ 5537.2.9.1 SignalLevelCoveragePredictions ..................................................................... 5537.2.9.2 UMTSCoveragePredictions.......................................................................... 5617.2.9.3 HSDPACoveragePredictions ......................................................................... 5797.2.9.4 HSUPACoveragePredictions ......................................................................... 5817.2.9.5 DisplayingCoveragePredictionResults ................................................................ 5837.2.9.6 GeneratingCoveragePredictionReportsandStatistics ................................................... 5847.2.9.7 PrintingandExportingCoveragePredictionResults...................................................... 5887.2.9.8 AnalysingaCoveragePredictionUsingthePointAnalysis ................................................. 5887.2.9.9 ComparingCoveragePredictions ..................................................................... 5917.2.9.10 MakingaMultiPointAnalysis ........................................................................ 595

7.2.10 PlanningNeighbours ................................................................................. 5987.2.10.1 ImportingNeighbours .............................................................................. 59913

Atoll3.2.1UserManualTableofContents Forsk20147.2.10.2 DefiningExceptionalPairs .......................................................................... 5997.2.10.3 ConfiguringImportanceFactorsforNeighbours ........................................................ 5997.2.10.4 AllocatingNeighboursAutomatically.................................................................. 6007.2.10.5 CheckingAutomaticAllocationResults ................................................................ 6037.2.10.6 AllocatingandDeletingNeighboursperCell............................................................ 6087.2.10.7 CalculatingtheImportanceofExistingNeighbours...................................................... 6117.2.10.8 CheckingtheConsistencyoftheNeighbourPlan ........................................................ 6137.2.10.9 ExportingNeighbours.............................................................................. 614

7.2.11 PlanningScramblingCodes ........................................................................... 6147.2.11.1 DefiningtheScramblingCodeFormat................................................................. 6157.2.11.2 CreatingScramblingCodeDomainsandGroups ........................................................ 6157.2.11.3 DefiningExceptionalPairsforScramblingCodeAllocation ................................................ 6167.2.11.4 AllocatingScramblingCodes......................................................................... 6167.2.11.5 CheckingtheConsistencyoftheScramblingCodePlan................................................... 6197.2.11.6 DisplayingtheAllocationofScramblingCodes.......................................................... 620

7.3 StudyingNetworkCapacity ............................................................................. 6247.3.1 DefiningMultiserviceTrafficData..................................................................... 6247.3.2 CreatingaTrafficMap ............................................................................... 6247.3.2.1 CreatingaSectorTrafficMap........................................................................ 6257.3.2.2 CreatingaUserProfileTrafficMap ................................................................... 6277.3.2.3 CreatingUserDensityTrafficMaps(No.Users/km) ..................................................... 6317.3.2.4 Converting2GNetworkTraffic....................................................................... 6337.3.2.5 ExportingCumulatedTraffic......................................................................... 633

7.3.3 ExportingaTrafficMap .............................................................................. 6347.3.4 CalculatingandDisplayingTrafficSimulations............................................................ 6357.3.4.1 ThePowerControlSimulationAlgorithm.............................................................. 6357.3.4.2 CreatingSimulations ............................................................................... 6417.3.4.3 DisplayingtheTrafficDistributionontheMap.......................................................... 6427.3.4.4 DisplayingtheUserActiveSetontheMap ............................................................. 6447.3.4.5 DisplayingtheResultsofaSingleSimulation ........................................................... 6447.3.4.6 DisplayingtheAverageResultsofaGroupofSimulations ................................................ 6517.3.4.7 UpdatingCellValuesWithSimulationResults .......................................................... 6547.3.4.8 AddingNewSimulationstoanAtollDocument......................................................... 6547.3.4.9 EstimatingaTrafficIncrease......................................................................... 656

7.3.5 AnalysingtheResultsofaSimulation ................................................................... 6577.3.5.1 MakinganASAnalysisofSimulationResults ........................................................... 6577.3.5.2 MakingCoveragePredictionsUsingSimulationResults .................................................. 657

7.4 OptimisingNetworkParametersUsingtheACP............................................................ 6587.4.1 UMTSOptimisationObjectives ........................................................................ 6597.4.2 UMTSQualityParameters............................................................................ 6597.4.3 UMTSQualityAnalysisPredictions..................................................................... 660

7.5 VerifyingNetworkCapacity............................................................................. 6627.5.1 ImportingaDriveTestDataPath ...................................................................... 6627.5.2 DisplayingDriveTestData ............................................................................ 6657.5.3 DefiningtheDisplayofaDriveTestDataPath............................................................ 6657.5.4 NetworkVerification ................................................................................ 6657.5.4.1 FilteringIncompatiblePointsAlongDriveTestDataPaths................................................ 6667.5.4.2 PredictingSignalLevelonDriveTestDataPoints........................................................ 6677.5.4.3 CreatingCoveragePredictionsonDriveTestDataPaths.................................................. 6687.5.4.4 DisplayingStatisticsOveraDriveTestDataPath ........................................................ 6707.5.4.5 ExtractingaFieldFromaDriveTestDataPathforaTransmitter ........................................... 6707.5.4.6 AnalysingDataVariationsAlongthePath .............................................................. 671

7.5.5 ExportingaDriveTestDataPath....................................................................... 6727.5.6 ExtractingCWMeasurementsfromDriveTestData ....................................................... 6737.5.7 PrintingandExportingtheDriveTestDataWindow ....................................................... 673

7.6 CoplanningUMTSNetworkswithOtherNetworks ......................................................... 6737.6.1 SwitchingtoCoplanningMode ....................................................................... 6747.6.2 WorkingwithCoveragePredictionsinaCoPlanningProject................................................ 6757.6.2.1 UpdatingCoveragePredictions ...................................................................... 6767.6.2.2 AnalysingCoveragePredictions ...................................................................... 676

7.6.3 PerformingIntertechnologyNeighbourAllocation ....................................................... 6797.6.3.1 ImportingIntertechnologyNeighbours............................................................... 6807.6.3.2 DefiningIntertechnologyExceptionalPairs ............................................................ 6807.6.3.3 DisplayingIntertechnologyExceptionalPairsontheMap ................................................ 68014

Atoll3.2.1UserManualAT321_UMR_E1 TableofContents7.6.3.4 AddingandRemovingIntertechnologyExceptionalPairsontheMap....................................... 6817.6.3.5 ConfiguringImportanceFactorsforIntertechnologyNeighbours .......................................... 6827.6.3.6 AllocatingIntertechnologyNeighboursAutomatically.................................................... 6827.6.3.7 DisplayingIntertechnologyNeighboursontheMap ..................................................... 6847.6.3.8 AllocatingandDeletingIntertechnologyNeighboursperCell.............................................. 6857.6.3.9 CalculatingtheImportanceofExistingIntertechnologyNeighbours........................................ 6897.6.3.10 CheckingtheConsistencyoftheIntertechnologyNeighbourPlan .......................................... 690

7.6.4 CreatingaUMTSSectorFromaSectorintheOtherNetwork ................................................ 6917.6.5 UsingACPinaCoplanningProject ..................................................................... 6927.6.5.1 CreatingaNewCoplanningOptimisationSetup......................................................... 6927.6.5.2 ImportingtheOtherNetworkintotheSetup............................................................ 693

7.6.6 EndingCoplanningMode ............................................................................. 6937.7 AdvancedConfiguration ................................................................................ 6937.7.1 ModellingInterCarrierInterference .................................................................... 6947.7.2 DefiningFrequencyBands............................................................................. 6947.7.3 TheGlobalNetworkSettings........................................................................... 6957.7.3.1 TheOptionsoftheNetworkSettingsPropertiesdialogbox................................................ 6957.7.3.2 ModifyingGlobalNetworkSettings ................................................................... 696

7.7.4 DefiningRadioBearers ............................................................................... 6977.7.4.1 DefiningR99RadioBearers.......................................................................... 6977.7.4.2 DefiningHSDPARadioBearers ....................................................................... 6977.7.4.3 DefiningHSUPARadioBearers ....................................................................... 698

7.7.5 DefiningSiteEquipment .............................................................................. 6987.7.5.1 CreatingSiteEquipment............................................................................. 6997.7.5.2 DefiningResourceConsumptionperUMTSSiteEquipmentandR99RadioBearer............................. 7007.7.5.3 DefiningResourceConsumptionperUMTSSiteEquipmentandHSUPARadioBearer.......................... 700

7.7.6 DefiningReceiverEquipment .......................................................................... 7007.7.6.1 CreatingorModifyingReceptionEquipment ............................................................ 7007.7.6.2 HSDPAUECategories............................................................................... 7027.7.6.3 HSUPAUECategories ............................................................................... 702

7.7.7 DefiningHSDPASchedulers............................................................................ 7037.7.8 MultipleInputMultipleOutputSystems................................................................. 7047.7.9 ConditionsforEnteringtheActiveSet ................................................................... 7057.7.10 ModellingShadowing ................................................................................ 7057.7.10.1 DisplayingtheShadowingMarginsandMacrodiversityGainperClutterClass................................ 705

7.7.11 ModellingIntertechnologyInterference................................................................. 7067.7.11.1 DefiningIntertechnologyIRFs ....................................................................... 707

8 CDMA2000Networks ..............................................7118.1 PlanningandOptimisingCDMABaseStations.............................................................. 7118.1.1 CreatingaCDMABaseStation ......................................................................... 7128.1.1.1 DefinitionofaBaseStation.......................................................................... 7128.1.1.2 CreatingorModifyingaBaseStationElement........................................................... 7188.1.1.3 PlacingaNewStationUsingaStationTemplate......................................................... 7208.1.1.4 ManagingStationTemplates ......................................................................... 7218.1.1.5 DuplicatingofanExistingBaseStation ................................................................. 7268.1.1.6 StudyingtheProfileAroundaBaseStation ............................................................. 727

8.1.2 CreatingaGroupofBaseStations ...................................................................... 7298.1.3 ModifyingSitesandTransmittersDirectlyontheMap ..................................................... 7308.1.4 DisplayTipsforBaseStations.......................................................................... 7308.1.5 CreatingaDualBandandTriBandCDMANetwork ........................................................ 7308.1.6 CreatingaRepeater .................................................................................. 7308.1.6.1 OpeningtheRepeatersTable ........................................................................ 7318.1.6.2 CreatingandModifyingRepeaterEquipment ........................................................... 7318.1.6.3 PlacingaRepeaterontheMapUsingtheMouse ........................................................ 7328.1.6.4 CreatingSeveralRepeaters .......................................................................... 7328.1.6.5 DefiningthePropertiesofaRepeater ................................................................. 7328.1.6.6 TipsforUpdatingRepeaterParameters ................................................................ 734

8.1.7 CreatingaRemoteAntenna ........................................................................... 7358.1.7.1 OpeningtheRemoteAntennasTable .................................................................. 7358.1.7.2 PlacingaRemoteAntennaontheMapUsingtheMouse.................................................. 7358.1.7.3 CreatingSeveralRemoteAntennas.................................................................... 7368.1.7.4 DefiningthePropertiesofaRemoteAntenna ........................................................... 7368.1.7.5 TipsforUpdatingRemoteAntennaParameters ......................................................... 737

8.1.8 PreparingBaseStationsforCalculations................................................................. 73715

Atoll3.2.1UserManualTableofContents Forsk20148.1.8.1 SettingtheWorkingAreaofanAtollDocument ........................................................ 7388.1.8.2 CreatingaComputationZone ....................................................................... 7398.1.8.3 AssigningaPropagationModel ...................................................................... 7408.1.8.4 SettingTransmittersorCellsasActive ................................................................ 7428.1.8.5 TheCalculationProcess ............................................................................ 743

8.1.9 StudyingBaseStations ............................................................................... 7438.1.9.1 SignalLevelCoveragePredictions .................................................................... 7448.1.9.2 CDMACoveragePredictions......................................................................... 7518.1.9.3 DisplayingCoveragePredictionResults................................................................ 7708.1.9.4 GeneratingCoveragePredictionReportsandStatistics................................................... 7718.1.9.5 PrintingandExportingCoveragePredictionResults ..................................................... 7758.1.9.6 AnalysingaCoveragePredictionUsingthePointAnalysis ................................................ 7758.1.9.7 ComparingCoveragePredictions ..................................................................... 778

8.1.10 PlanningNeighbours................................................................................. 7828.1.10.1 ImportingNeighbours .............................................................................. 7838.1.10.2 DefiningExceptionalPairs .......................................................................... 7838.1.10.3 ConfiguringImportanceFactorsforNeighbours ........................................................ 7838.1.10.4 AllocatingNeighboursAutomatically.................................................................. 7848.1.10.5 CheckingAutomaticAllocationResults ................................................................ 7878.1.10.6 AllocatingandDeletingNeighboursperCell............................................................ 7918.1.10.7 CalculatingtheImportanceofExistingNeighbours...................................................... 7958.1.10.8 CheckingtheConsistencyoftheNeighbourPlan ........................................................ 7968.1.10.9 ExportingNeighbours.............................................................................. 797

8.1.11 PlanningPNOffsets ................................................................................. 7988.1.11.1 DefiningExceptionalPairsforPNOffsetAllocation ...................................................... 7988.1.11.2 AllocatingPNOffsets............................................................................... 7988.1.11.3 CheckingtheConsistencyofthePNOffsetPlan......................................................... 8018.1.11.4 DisplayingtheAllocationofPNOffsets ................................................................ 802

8.2 StudyingNetworkCapacity ............................................................................. 8058.2.1 DefiningMultiserviceTrafficData..................................................................... 8068.2.2 CreatingaTrafficMap ............................................................................... 8068.2.2.1 CreatingaSectorTrafficMap........................................................................ 8068.2.2.2 CreatingaUserProfileTrafficMap ................................................................... 8088.2.2.3 CreatingUserDensityTrafficMaps(No.Users/km2)..................................................... 8128.2.2.4 Converting2GNetworkTraffic....................................................................... 8148.2.2.5 ExportingCumulatedTraffic......................................................................... 815

8.2.3 ExportingaTrafficMap .............................................................................. 8158.2.4 CalculatingandDisplayingTrafficSimulations............................................................ 8168.2.4.1 ThePowerControlSimulationAlgorithm.............................................................. 8168.2.4.2 CreatingSimulations ............................................................................... 8198.2.4.3 DisplayingtheTrafficDistributionontheMap.......................................................... 8208.2.4.4 DisplayingtheUserActiveSetontheMap ............................................................. 8228.2.4.5 DisplayingtheResultsofaSingleSimulation ........................................................... 8238.2.4.6 DisplayingtheAverageResultsofaGroupofSimulations ................................................ 8288.2.4.7 UpdatingCellValuesWithSimulationResults .......................................................... 8308.2.4.8 AddingNewSimulationstoanAtollDocument......................................................... 8318.2.4.9 EstimatingaTrafficIncrease......................................................................... 833

8.2.5 AnalysingtheResultsofaSimulation ................................................................... 8338.2.5.1 MakinganASAnalysisofSimulationResults ........................................................... 8338.2.5.2 MakingCoveragePredictionsUsingSimulationResults .................................................. 834

8.3 OptimisingNetworkParametersUsingtheACP............................................................ 8358.3.1 CDMA2000OptimisationObjectives.................................................................... 8358.3.2 CDMA2000QualityParameters........................................................................ 8358.3.3 CDMA2000QualityAnalysisPredictions................................................................. 837

8.4 VerifyingNetworkCapacity............................................................................. 8378.4.1 ImportingaDriveTestDataPath ...................................................................... 8388.4.2 DisplayingDriveTestData ............................................................................ 8408.4.3 DefiningtheDisplayofaDriveTestDataPath............................................................ 8408.4.4 NetworkVerification ................................................................................ 8418.4.4.1 FilteringIncompatiblePointsAlongDriveTestDataPaths................................................ 8418.4.4.2 PredictingSignalLevelonDriveTestDataPoints........................................................ 8438.4.4.3 CreatingCoveragePredictionsonDriveTestDataPaths.................................................. 8448.4.4.4 DisplayingStatisticsOveraDriveTestDataPath ........................................................ 8458.4.4.5 ExtractingaFieldFromaDriveTestDataPathforaTransmitter ........................................... 8468.4.4.6 ExtractingaFieldFromaDriveTestDataPathforaTransmitter ........................................... 84616

Atoll3.2.1UserManualAT321_UMR_E1 TableofContents8.4.4.7 AnalysingDataVariationsAlongthePath .............................................................. 8468.4.5 ExportingaDriveTestDataPath ....................................................................... 8488.4.6 ExtractingCWMeasurementsfromDriveTestData ....................................................... 8488.4.7 PrintingandExportingtheDriveTestDataWindow ....................................................... 849

8.5 CoplanningCDMANetworkswithOtherNetworks ......................................................... 8498.5.1 SwitchingtoCoplanningMode ........................................................................ 8508.5.2 WorkingwithCoveragePredictionsinaCoPlanningProject ................................................ 8518.5.2.1 UpdatingCoveragePredictions ....................................................................... 8518.5.2.2 AnalysingCoveragePredictions....................................................................... 852

8.5.3 PerformingIntertechnologyNeighbourAllocation ........................................................ 8548.5.3.1 ImportingIntertechnologyNeighbours ................................................................ 8558.5.3.2 DefiningIntertechnologyExceptionalPairs............................................................. 8558.5.3.3 ConfiguringImportanceFactorsforIntertechnologyNeighbours .......................................... 8578.5.3.4 AllocatingIntertechnologyNeighboursAutomatically.................................................... 8578.5.3.5 DisplayingIntertechnologyNeighboursontheMap ..................................................... 8598.5.3.6 AllocatingandDeletingIntertechnologyNeighboursperCell.............................................. 8608.5.3.7 CalculatingtheImportanceofExistingIntertechnologyNeighbours........................................ 8638.5.3.8 CheckingtheConsistencyoftheIntertechnologyNeighbourPlan .......................................... 865

8.5.4 CreatingaCDMASectorFromaSectorintheOtherNetwork ............................................... 8668.5.5 UsingACPinaCoplanningProject ..................................................................... 8678.5.5.1 CreatingaNewCoplanningOptimisationSetup......................................................... 8678.5.5.2 ImportingtheOtherNetworkintotheSetup............................................................ 867

8.5.6 EndingCoplanningMode ............................................................................. 8688.6 AdvancedConfiguration ................................................................................ 8688.6.1 DefiningIntercarrierInterference ...................................................................... 8698.6.2 DefiningFrequencyBands............................................................................. 8698.6.3 DefiningCarrierTypes................................................................................ 8708.6.4 TheGlobalNetworkSettings........................................................................... 8708.6.4.1 TheOptionsoftheNetworkSettingsPropertiesdialogbox................................................ 8708.6.4.2 ModifyingGlobalNetworkSettings ................................................................... 871

8.6.5 ThroughputsAvailableforServicesinCDMA ............................................................. 8718.6.6 The1xEVDORadioBearers ........................................................................... 8728.6.6.1 DefiningtheForwardLink1xEVDORadioBearers....................................................... 8728.6.6.2 DefiningtheReverseLink1xEVDORadioBearers ....................................................... 873

8.6.7 SiteEquipment ...................................................................................... 8738.6.7.1 CreatingSiteEquipment............................................................................. 8738.6.7.2 DefiningChannelElementConsumptionperCDMASiteEquipmentandRadioConfiguration.................... 874

8.6.8 ReceiverEquipment .................................................................................. 8748.6.8.1 SettingReceiverHeight ............................................................................. 8748.6.8.2 CreatingorModifyingReceptionEquipment ............................................................ 875

8.6.9 ConditionsforEnteringtheActiveSet ................................................................... 8758.6.10 ModellingShadowing ................................................................................ 8768.6.10.1 DisplayingtheShadowingMarginsandMacrodiversityGainperClutterClass................................ 877

8.6.11 CreatingPNOffsetDomainsandGroupsforPNOffsetAllocation ............................................ 8788.6.12 ModellingIntertechnologyInterference................................................................. 8788.6.12.1 DefiningIntertechnologyIRFs ....................................................................... 879

9 LTENetworks .....................................................8839.1 DesigninganLTENetwork .............................................................................. 8839.2 PlanningandOptimisingLTEBaseStations................................................................. 8849.2.1 CreatinganLTEBaseStation........................................................................... 8859.2.1.1 DefinitionofaBaseStation.......................................................................... 8859.2.1.2 CreatingorModifyingaBaseStationElement........................................................... 8949.2.1.3 PlacingaNewBaseStationUsingaStationTemplate..................................................... 8969.2.1.4 ManagingStationTemplates ......................................................................... 8979.2.1.5 DuplicatinganExistingBaseStation................................................................... 9019.2.1.6 StudyingtheProfileAroundaBaseStation ............................................................. 902

9.2.2 CreatingaGroupofBaseStations ...................................................................... 9049.2.3 ModifyingSitesandTransmittersDirectlyontheMap ..................................................... 9049.2.4 DisplayTipsforBaseStations.......................................................................... 9049.2.5 CreatingaMultibandLTENetwork...............................................................

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