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Table of Contents
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Exercise:
1. Launch Atoll.
2. Create from an existing database a 3GPP Multi-RAT document that will support GSM, UMTS and LTE:
In the Selection of a Database dialogue box, choose the Access database that is located at:
Material_for_exercises\Chicago\MultiRAT\Network_Data\Chicago_MultiRAT.mdb.
In the 3GPP Multi-RAT dialogue box, select the three access technologies GSM, UMTS and LTE and click OK.
3. Check the content of the Network explorer:
Click on the symbol displayed and choose to give it the Colour Yellow and the Size 30, and then click OK.
Click OK to apply your changes and close the Transmitters Properties dialogue.
5. Do the same for the UMTS Transmitters:
Click on the symbol displayed and choose to give it the Colour Blue and the Size 25, and then click OK.
Click OK to apply your changes and close the Transmitters Properties dialogue.
6. Do the same for the LTE Transmitters:
Click on the symbol displayed and choose to give it the Colour Red and the Size 20, and then click OK.
Click OK to apply your changes and close the Transmitters Properties dialogue.
7. Save the document in a personal folder:
Save your document in this folder under the name Atoll_MultiRAT.atl by selecting File Save or Save As...
If you want to do the exercises again after the training and want to create some MultiRAT documents, make sure
you only select the technologies (GSM, UMTS and/or LTE) that you have the licence key for.
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Exercise:
1.
2.
In the File Import dialogue box choose Altitudes (DTM) as Data type then click Import.
In the File Import dialogue box choose Clutter Classes as Data type then click Import.
Select the Geo option in the Import to field to specify that you want the vector to be placed in the Geo
Explorer, then click Import.
3.
Import a User Configuration file that will automatically import all the geographic files by selecting Tools User
Configuration Load...
After the import of the User Configuration file you can see that several maps are now available in your Geo
Explorer:
4 Vector folders (Districts, Tweets, Transport, Polygons)
15 Vector files (Chicago_Transportation_Ways, Districts and Tweets, etc.) located in the Vector folders
4 Vector folders (Districts, Tweets, Transport, Polygons)
1 Clutter Heights file (Chicago_Clutter_Heights)
2 Clutter Classes files (Chicago_Clutter_Classes): 2 and 15 meters resolution
2 Digital Terrain Model file (Chicago_Altitudes_(DTM)): 2 and 15 meters resolution
2 Images (Chicago_Orthoimage_1m, Ortho_Skyscrapers)
4.
Change the order of the maps or uncheck the visibility boxes of some of them to display the information you are most
interested in. For Clutter classes and DTM files, verify if the file with the highest resolution is positioned above the file
with the lowest resolution.
To change the order of the maps you need to select a map and drag it above or below the other maps.
5.
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Exercise:
The goal of this exercise is to create a new Multi-RAT station in the district of NEAR WEST SIDE.
1.
2.
In the Districts folder, tick the visibility box of the ChicagoCommunityAreas_inha geographic file.
3.
4.
Use the Find on Map tool to locate the district called NEAR WEST SIDE :
You can access the Find on Map tool by using the shortcut [CTRL+F] or by clicking on the icon
Zoom around the NEAR WEST SIDE district (by double-clicking in the district, you can display its properties to
make sure you are looking at the NEAR WEST SIDE district).
5.
In the Radio Planning toolbar, expand the Station Templates drop-down list:
Select the GSM: Urban 1900MHz station template from the list.
Double-click on this newly created site to open its Properties and update the following fields:
In the General tab rename the site to West Side.
Set the sites Position as follows: X: 445 547m and Y: 4 635 100m.
In the Other properties tab set the RNC field to RNC 2, the BSC field to BSC 4, the Manufacturer to TBD and the
SAE Gateway to SAE_GW4.
Then click OK.
6.
Go back to the Station Templates drop-down list to now select the UMTS: Urban 1900MHz HSPA+ station template.
7.
Click again on the New Transmitter or Station icon and drop this new station exactly on the West Side Site (when you
are exactly above it, the site will get highlighted).
8.
Go back to the Station Templates drop-down list to now select the LTE: Urban 2600MHz station template.
Click again on the New Transmitter or Station icon and drop this new station exactly on the West Side site also.
9.
(or F5) to refresh the map display and see the West Side stations display getting
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Exercise:
1.
In the Network Explorer, right-click on the Sites folder and select Group by SAE GATEWAY
Right-click on one of the subfolders and select Open Table to access the parameters of the sites that belong to
this group.
2.
To group the Sites according to 2 fields, you need to do it through the Sites Properties dialogue box:
Click OK to apply your changes and close the Sites Properties dialogue box.
Expand the Sites folder and notice the new data organisation (sites are grouped by SAE GATEWAY and by
Manufacturer now).
How many sites correspond to the configuration manufacturer Ericsson and SAE_GW3? ____________________
How many sites correspond to the configuration SAE_GW4 and the manufacturer Alcatel-Lucent? ____________
3.
Click OK to apply your changes and close the Sites Properties dialogue box.
on the Sites folder. Also notice that there are no more sites belonging to SAE-
To remove the filtering, go back to the General tab of the Sites Properties and click on the Filter... button:
Click OK to apply your changes and close the Sites Properties dialogue box.
Notice that the Sites belonging to SAE-GW1 have reappeared in the Explorer and on the map, and that the filter
symbol on the Sites folder has also disappeared.
5.
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Exercise:
1.
In the Geo Explorer, expand the Zones folder to see the Computation Zone.
2.
Once again, right-click on the computation zone and select Draw Polygon.
Click several times on the map to create each point defining the computation zone and double-click to finish
creating it.
3.
Right-click on the border of the Computation Zone on the map, and select Insert Point.
Click on the inserted point to move it and place it wherever you want.
You can do that directly by clicking on the computation zones border and by dragging your pointer wherever you
want. Note that the zone must be in Edition mode. If this is not the case, right-click on the zone and select Edit Zone.
4.
Right-click on the border of the Computation Zone on the map, and select Move.
5.
In the Geo Explorer, right-click on the Computation Zone and select Fit Zone to Map Window.
A rectangular computation zone that surrounds the current view of your map is created (you can zoom out to see
it better).
6.
In the Vector Import dialogue box, make sure that the Computation Zone is selected in the Import to field, and
then click Import.
7.
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Exercise:
1.
2.
Under Main Matrix, verify if Standard Propagation Model 2600 MHz is defined as the main Propagation Model, if
the Radius is 6000 m and the Resolution 15 m.
Click Apply.
Click OK.
The shortcut Ctrl+Down can be used to fill down a column with the first value in the column
3.
4.
5.
In the Geo Explorer, Districts folder, tick the visibility box of the ChicagoCommunityAreas_inha.
Use the Find on Map tool to locate the district called NEAR WEST SIDE by putting Vector in the Find field,
NAME in the Field field and NEAR WEST SIDE in the white box below.
Right-click the NEAR WEST SIDE district and select Use As Focus Zone.
Expand the Zones folder and tick the visibility box of the Focus Zone to see your newly created zone.
6.
Clear the visibility boxes of the Focus Zone and the ChicagoCommunityAreas_inha.
7.
In the Network Explorer, right-click on the Predictions folder and select New Prediction.
Under the Standard Predictions LTE, select Coverage by Signal Level (DL).
In the General tab, rename the prediction LTE Prediction 1: Coverage by Signal Level.
In the Display tab, select Actions Shading... and set the following parameters:
Interval: -5.
8.
Right-click on the LTE Prediction 1: Coverage by Signal Level prediction and select Generate Report.
Surface (km ).
% of Covered Area.
% Focus Zone.
% Computation Zone.
9.
In the Geo Explorer, right-click on the Focus Zone folder and select Delete Zone.
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10. In the Network Explorer, right-click on the LTE Prediction 1: Coverage by Signal Level and select Generate report.
Surface (km ).
% of Covered Area.
% Focus Zone.
% Computation Zone.
Click OK to apply your changes and close the Transmitters Properties dialogue.
15. Right-click on the Predictions folder and select New Prediction.
In the General tab, rename the prediction LTE Prediction 2: Coverage by Transmitter (Best Server-Null
Margin).
Click OK.
16. Right-click on the Predictions folder and select New Prediction.
In the General tab, rename the prediction LTE Prediction 3: Coverage by Transmitter (Best Server- Positive
Margin).
Click OK.
17. On the Radio planning toolbar click on the Calculate
18. Right-click on the prediction LTE Prediction 1: Coverage by Signal Level, select Split in Cells and choose the
prediction LTE Prediction 2: Coverage by Transmitter (Best Server-Null Margin).
Click OK.
Atoll has created a prediction named Splitting in Cells (LTE Prediction 1: Coverage by Signal Level-LTE Prediction
2: Coverage by Transmitter (Best Server-Null Margin)) enabling you to see the transmitter's coverage zone and the
distribution of the signal strength levels inside of the coverage zone at the same time.
19. Save the document.
20. From the Menu bar, select Tools Point Analysis.
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Right-click on the West Side site and select Calculations Create a New Prediction...
Rename the prediction LTE Prediction 4: Coverage by Signal Level West Side only 30 m.
Click Calculate.
Another method consists of selecting Calculations Create a New Prediction with a Right-click on the site
In the Propagation tab, notice that the path loss matrices of the West Side transmitters are no longer valid. Why?
24. Right-click on the prediction LTE Prediction 4: Coverage by Signal Level West Side only 30 m and select
Duplicate.
Rename the duplicated prediction to LTE Prediction 5: Coverage by Signal Level West Side only 40 m.
26. Tick the visibility boxes of the LTE Prediction 4 and the LTE Prediction 5 only.
27. Right-click on the Predictions folder and select Generate Report.
Surface (km ).
% of Covered Area.
% Focus Zone.
% Computation Zone.
Close reports.
Atoll will generate a report per prediction
From the Menu bar, select File Save Image As... to export your selection.
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It is important to pay attention about the difference between : Computation Zone and Focus Zone.
is used to define which base stations are to be taken into consideration in calculations and the
area where Atoll calculates path loss matrices, coverage predictions, etc.
With
you can select the areas of coverage predictions or other calculations on which you want to generate
reports and results.
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