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Training Programme
1. GSM/GPRS/EDGE Concepts
4. GSM/GPRS/EDGE Predictions
5. Neighbour Allocation
7. Frequency Allocation
GSM/GPRS/EDGE Overview
Addition of GPRS (General Packet Radio Service 2,5G) and EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates
for GSM Evolution 2,75G)
Packet-switched services and high data rates
DAS5 to 12 and DBS5 to 12 for EDGE Evolution (16 and 32QAM modulations) up to 1 Mbps
per frame
EGPRS2 in Atoll
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GSM/GPRS/EDGE Overview
Signalling on BCCH
Broadcast en TS 0
Up to 7 TS for traffic (TCH)
Interference in GSM/GPRS/EDGE
Measured by C/(I+N) parameter
Solutions to interference
Frequency hopping
Frequency diversity in order to diversify the interferers
Against frequency selective fading
Average interference level over all the mobile station assigned frequencies
Hopping Modes
Non Hopping (NH)
Mobile always attached to the same channel
Mobile Station Allocation : Channel
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Use of Parameters In Hopping Modes
BBH
Hops only over TRXs of a given subcell
MAL : list of frequencies defined in subcells
HSN
Synchronisation
SFH
MAL : list of frequencies defined per TRX
HSN
Synchronisation
MAIO
Association (MAL, MAIO)
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Training Programme
1. GSM/GPRS/EDGE Concepts
4. GSM/GPRS/EDGE Predictions
5. Neighbour Allocation
7. Frequency Allocation
2G Workflow in Atoll
Frequency Hopping
Base Band Hopping/Synthesized Frequency Hopping
HSN, MAIO, Synchronisation level
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2G Workflow In Atoll
Open an existing project or
create a new one
Network Configuration
- Add Network Elements ACP
- Change Parameters
Basic Predictions
(Best Server, Signal Level)
Neighbour Allocation
List of Frequencies
Prediction Reports
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Training Programme
1. GSM/GPRS/EDGE Concepts
4. GSM/GPRS/EDGE Predictions
5. Neighbour Allocation
7. Frequency Allocation
Resource Overview
Transmitter Parameters
Codec Configurations
Resources to be managed
Frequencies
BSICs
HSNs
Description of groups
The group 1 contains all the channels between 55 and 87 except the channel 60.
The group 2 contains all the channels between 10 and 30 and the channel 35.
One frequency domain assigned to each TRX type per cell type
Frequencies allocated to TRXs manually or automatically (using an AFP)
Made of 2 codes
Network colour code (NCC 0 7) + BTS colour code (BCC 0 7)
Same procedure and GUI as the one available for frequency domain and group definition
Same procedure and GUI as the one available for frequency domain and group definition
One HSN domain assigned to each TRX type per cell type
One HSN allocated to each subcell per transmitter manually or automatically (using an AFP)
Specific layer
admission threshold
(optional) which
overwrites the default
layer threshold
Frequency band
related to the BCCH
Allowed propagation
subcell frequency
range for the considered
domain (used by
transmitter
propagation
models)
Transmitter identification
Reselect offset used for
parameters: BCCH, BSIC
the best idle mode
domain and BSIC value
reselection criterion (C2)
(NCC-BCC)
Subcell settings
properties initialised by
Scrolling box to select
the values given to the
the different views of the
selected cell type
subcell table (Standard,
Traffic Data, AFP Parameters related to
Indicators) dimensioning
Parameters related to
frequency hopping
List of TRXs
Allocated channels Button to access the
(automatic or manual) selected subcell property
Parameter related to dialogue
frequency hopping
Properties of a standard
macro cell 1800
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Codec Configurations (1/5)
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Codec Configurations (2/5)
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Codec Configurations (3/5)
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Codec Configurations (4/5)
Type of
configuration
installed on the
transmitter
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Codec Configurations (5/5)
Terminal Properties
Codec configuration
supported by the terminal
(optional, used as a filter
on the selected codec
configuration on base
station side)
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Coding Scheme Configurations (1/5)
Max served
RLC/MAC
throughput
List of the available Coding Coding Scheme Technology: GPRS, standard Type of modulation. A power
Scheme configurations in the name as displayed EDGE (EGPRS) or EDGE backoff is applied for GMSK,
current project in predictions evolution (EGPRS2) 16 and 32QAM
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Coding Scheme Configurations (2/5)
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Coding Scheme Configurations (3/5)
List of possible
Coding Schemes
in the Coding
Scheme Possibility to define
configuration specific threshold
according to
mobility types,
frequency bands,
frequency hopping
Tool to adapt the and MAL Length
admission thresholds
for a maximum user-
defined BLER value
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Coding Scheme Configurations (4/5)
Type of
configuration
installed on the
transmitter
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Coding Scheme Configurations (5/5)
Coding Scheme
configuration supported by
the terminal (optional, used
as a filter on the selected
Coding Scheme
configuration on base
station side)
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Manual Resource Allocation (1/3)
Channel allocation:
Allowed domains
1 per TRX (NH or BBH)
for related TRXs
List in SFH
By copy-paste
Possibility to allocate
Frequencies, Frequency Hopping Groups (MALs), HSNs, MAIOs, BSICs
Goal of AFP
Find optimal allocations that minimise interferences over the network and comply with a set of
constraints (separation, frequency domain limitation)
AFP Process
AFP Progress
AFP Launching
AFP Results
1. GSM/GPRS/EDGE Concepts
4. GSM/GPRS/EDGE Predictions
5. Neighbour Allocation
7. Frequency Allocation
Available Predictions
Coverage Predictions
Coverage Predictions
Basic Quality Predictions
Interfered areas prediction
Coverage by C/I level
Point Analysis
Reception and Interference Analysis at a Given Point
Principles
Prediction Calculated for a given frequency plan
All
HCS servers
Network Model
Stations
3 tri-sectors base stations on a micro layer
1 omni base station on a macro layer
1 omni base station on an umbrella layer
Cells
Layers
Mobilities
3 mobilities defined in the network : pedestrian (3, 50 and 90 km/h)
All Servers
Best Server
Best
server
limits
2nd best
server
limits
Best server
limits on the
micro layer
-102 dBm
HCS Servers
-84 dBm
-90 dBm
-84 dBm
-90 dBm
-105 dBm
Best C2
criterion
limits
Generic Dialog for all the predictions (General, Condition, Display tabs)
Interference Condition
Interference studied on a TRX type (or All)
Calculation of C/I and comparison with upper and lower thresholds
Subcell or user-defined C/I thresholds
Optional Interference Computations
Consideration or not of the receiver noise N (or user-defined value)
Consideration of C/I levels satisfied by at least one TRX or the worst one
Possibility to evaluate interference level on a specific channel
Separated study of the contribution of co and/or adjacent channels, external sources of interferences
(e.g. UMTS network)
Modelling of the DTX with a voice activity factor
Consideration of the traffic load per subcell
Detailed results
NH : per TRX type
BBH : per TRX type and MAL
SFH : per TRX type and MAL-MAIO
Filter C/I
values
Interference
calculation options
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Basic Quality Predictions (4/6)
Overlapping zones
with a lower quality
(low C/I)
Filter C/I
values
Interference
calculation options
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Basic Quality Predictions (6/6)
Generic Dialog for all the Predictions (General, Condition, Display tabs)
Principles
Coverage by FER, BER or MOS according to the radio conditions (C/N or C/I+N) and the
possible codecs for terminals and transmitters
Interference Condition
Consideration or not of the receiver noise N (or based on a user-defined value)
Filter on interfered TRX types (or all)
Optional interference computations
Separated study of the contribution of co and/or adjacent channels, external sources of interferences
(e.g. UMTS network)
Modelling of the DTX with a voice activity factor
Consideration of the traffic load per subcell
Throughput Predictions
RLC/MAC throughput/TS: gross throughput directly obtained from Coding Schemes
Application throughput/TS: obtained from RLC/MAC Throughput + scaling factor and offset defined per
service
Max throughput: Application throughput/TS multiplied by the number of TS available per connection
(defined in Terminals number of available TS + number of available carriers in case of EGPRS2 - and
in Services)
User throughput: Max throughput reduced by the reduction factor due to user multiplexing as defined in a
selected dimensioning model
Quality Predictions
BLER obtained from the difference between the served RLC/MAC throughput/TS and the maximum
RLC/MAC throughput/TS that the served Coding Scheme can provide.
Interference Condition
Consideration or not of the receiver noise N (or user-defined value)
Filter on interfered TRX types (or all)
Optional interference computations
Separated study of the contribution of co and/or adjacent channels, external sources of interferences
(e.g. UMTS network)
Modelling of the DTX with a voice activity factor
Consideration of the traffic load per subcell
Effective Throughput per connection, best and average effective throughput per connection
Max Throughput
User Throughput
Overlapping zones
with a lower quality
and consequently
with a lower Coding
Scheme
Overlapping zones
with a lower quality
Low throughput
Application throughput
reduction compared to
RLC/MAC throughput
Studied
transmitter,
subcell and
Interference area
TRX
based on C/I
Signal level conditions Display of
(C) of the adjacent channel
potential interference
victim at the
receiver Display of co-
channel Received noise
interference (I) from
surrounding co-
and adjacent
channels at the
receiver
Interference
types
Transmitters participating in
the noise determination
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Point Interference Analysis (3/3)
Interference area
based on C/I
conditions
1. GSM/GPRS/EDGE Concepts
4. GSM/GPRS/EDGE Predictions
5. Neighbour Allocation
7. Frequency Allocation
Definitions
Importing Neighbours
Reference Cell
The cell to which you are allocating neighbours
Possible Neighbours
The cells that fulfil the requirements to be neighbours
Intra-technology Neighbours
The cells defined as neighbours that use the same technology as the reference cell
E.g., UMTS-UMTS, GSM-GSM, LTE-LTE
Inter-technology Neighbours
The cells defined as neighbours that use a technology other than the reference cell
technology
E.g., UMTS-GSM, UMTS-LTE, GSM-LTE
Prerequisites
A text file with at least 2 columns
Name of the reference cells
Name of neighbour cells
Allocation Parameters
GSM Technology
Coverage Calculation
conditions options
Overlapping
criterion
Do not select the option if
Start allocation you want to keep existing
neighbours
GSM Technology
Overlapping Criterion
A
Best signal level
for A - HO end
Allocation Result
Sorted List of Neighbours with Allocation Reasons and Importance Value (0-1)
Allocation results
Select the icon in the toolbar and click a transmitter on the map
Possibility to add/remove neighbour relations on the map using the ctrl and shift
shortcuts
1. GSM/GPRS/EDGE Concepts
4. GSM/GPRS/EDGE Predictions
5. Neighbour Allocation
Frequency Histograms
Systematic checking
Unique BCCH TRX per transmitter, consistency TRXs/cell types,
Search type
Search
options
Search type
Search options
(BSIC given in value
or in NCC-BCC)
Search type
Search
options
Available by selecting frequency plan and channel distribution in the transmitters folder
context menu
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Interactive Frequency Planning
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Interactive Frequency Planning
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Interactive Frequency Planning
Selection of an
alternative
channel
Commit of the
new channel
allocation
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Interactive Frequency Planning
Selection of a
different subcell
Case of 1
missing TRX
Selection of the
channel to be assigned
to the new TRX
Commit of the
TRX creation
Actual
considered item
(new TRX)
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Interactive Frequency Planning
Using the
same
interface,
possibility to Analysis in case
analyse the the selected Interference
IM subcell is either probabilities
probabilities victim or interferer
for a given
subcell Probability given
for co-channel or
Victim of
adjacent channel
interferer filtering
interferences
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Training Programme
1. GSM/GPRS/EDGE Concepts
4. GSM/GPRS/EDGE Predictions
5. Neighbour Allocation
7. Frequency Allocation
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7. Frequency Allocation
Interference Matrices
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Automatic Frequency Planning Overview
Possibility to allocate
Frequencies, Frequency Hopping Groups (MALs), HSNs, MAIOs, BSICs
Goal of AFP
Find optimal allocations that minimise interferences over the network and comply with a set of
constraints (separation, frequency domain limitation)
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AFP Standard Parameters
Weights
To increase or decrease importance of subcells and transmitters during AFP
Defined at Tx and subcell levels
Domain Resources
Frequency and HSN : subcell level
Possibility to allocate within preferred frequency groups
BSIC : Tx level
Locking Options
To keep an existing allocation
Possibility to keep
Channel(s) assigned to a TRX
HSN assigned to a subcell
HSNs assigned to all the subcells of a Tx
BSIC assigned to a Tx
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AFP Standard Parameters
Requirements
Number of required TRXs per transmitter (existing dimensioning results)
Allocation Steps
Setting AFP inputs
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Interference Matrices
Computation of C/I probabilities between pairs of victim/interferer subcells (for hypothetic co-
channel interferences)
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Interference Matrices
Loading of ASCII files containing C/I probabilities between pairs of victim/interferer subcells,
coming from OMC statistics or measurement analysis
4 formats supported
Clc : per pair of subcells, 1 histogram containing the
probabilities of having certain values of C/I, formatted in
columns (dictionary file .dct mandatory)
Im0 : per pair of subcells, 1 histogram containing the
probabilities of having certain values of C/I, formatted in rows
Im1 : per pair of subcells, 1 histogram containing the
probabilities of having certain values of C/I, formatted in
columns (no dictionary file needed)
Im2 : per pair of subcells, 1 Interference Matrix containing
the probabilities of having C/I value lower than the min C/I
threshold defined in the victims subcell.
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Interference Matrices
Displays the Interference Matrix
scope and statistics
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Automatic Frequency Planning Process
Selected AFP
model
Resources to
be allocated
Possibility to allocate
additional indicators
(depending on the model)
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Automatic Frequency Planning Process
Default
separation
rules
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Automatic Frequency Planning Process
Selection of
Selection of subcells to be
the TRXs not
allocated. Only selected
to be re-
types may have their TRXs
allocated
created or re-allocated
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Automatic Frequency Planning Process
Network Loading
The potential interferers with TBA transmitters if the option load all interferers propagating in the focus
zone (or in the computation zone if not defined)
The transmitters involved in the specified separation conditions with TBA transmitters
Neighbours, co-site transmitters, transmitters or subcells of exceptional pairs, neighbours of
neighbours in case of BSIC allocation
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Automatic Frequency Planning Process
Event viewer
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Automatic Frequency Planning Process
AFP progress
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Automatic Frequency Planning Process
Costs and
components of all
the solutions having
improved the
frequency plan
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Automatic Frequency Planning Process
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Automatic Frequency Planning Process
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Automatic Frequency Planning Process
Resource coloured
according to its
allocation status
Information to be
displayed
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Automatic Frequency Planning Process
Cost components
and AFP indicators
(possibly depending
on the selected
strategy when having
run the AFP) before
and after the
allocation
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Training Programme
1. GSM/GPRS/EDGE Concepts
4. GSM/GPRS/EDGE Predictions
5. Neighbour Allocation
7. Frequency Allocation
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Drive Test Features in Atoll
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Drive Test Import
Drive Tests
Field measurements are collected to evaluate and analyse the network performances in
terms of signal level and quality.
Measured data
Cell Identifier 1
Cell Identifier n
Transmitter 1
Transmitter n
Coordinates
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Drive Test Import
Import Procedure
Right-click on the Drive Test Data folder to access the Import option
Table
List of all the measurement points with their attributes and additional information
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Drive Test Management
Possibility to save the
current filter settings
in a configuration file
Management of Measurement Path Points
Advanced filter on
additional survey Permanent
data deletion of out-of-
filter points
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Drive Test Management
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Drive Test Management
List of existing
predictions in the
measurement table
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Drive Test Management
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Drive Test Graphic Analysis
Transmitters measured
and indexed for the
current point.
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Drive Test Graphic Analysis
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Drive Test Graphic Analysis
Synchronisation
Option of displaying table map
variation of any measurement
selected numeric field window
along the selected
path
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