Traffic Map Generator tool

Dec 14, 2011

 Topics

• Traffic Data Sources

• Weighting
• Indoor/outdoor traffic ratios
• Traffic Spreading Algorithms
• Best Server coverage grid
• On-the-fly best server coverage grid generation.
• Sector Service Probabilities

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 Traffic Data Sources

• Regions
• Vectors
• Classified Grids
• Network Data

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 Weighting

• Clutter
• Vector
• Splice clutter with vector
• Stamp vector on clutter
• None

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 Region Data Traffic Map

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 Region Data Traffic Map (Cont)

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 Region Data Traffic Map
No Clutter Weighting

Example
Total Traffic = 1000 Erl
Total Area = 100 Sq Km
Traffic / Sq Km = 10 Erl/Sq Km

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 Region Data Traffic Map
Clutter Weighting

Notes:
• For this example only
two clutter weights (15
and 1) were considered
for all clutter classes.

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 Region Data Traffic Map
Clutter Weighting (Cont)

Clutter Weighting: 1 and 15

Node Value Frequency Area of a Bin Traffic

Erlangs/Km2 Nos of Bins Km2 Erlangs
8.111 109382 0.0009 798.517
121.671 1840 0.0009 201.486

Total Traffic 1,000.003

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 Region Data Traffic Map
Vector Weighting

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 Region Data Traffic Map
Vector Weighting (Cont)

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 Region Data Traffic Map
Splice Clutter with Vector Weighting

Clutter Weighting: 1 and 15

Vector Weighting: 10
Weightings: 1, 10, 15 and 150

Node Value Frequency Area of a Bin Traffic

Erlangs/Km2 Nos of Bins Km2 Erlangs
5.427 108542 0.0009 530.113
52.989 840 0.0009 40.060
81.527 1394 0.0009 102.284
813.993 446 0.0009 326.737

Total Traffic 999.193

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 Region Data Traffic Map
Stamp Vector on Clutter Weighting

Clutter Weighting: 1 and 15

Vector Weighting: 10
Weightings: 1, 10 and 15

Node Value Frequency Area of a Bin Traffic

Erlangs/Km2 Nos of Bins Km2 Erlangs
7.808 108542 0.0009 762.707
78.106 1286 0.0009 90.400
117.114 1394 0.0009 146.931

Total Traffic 1,000.038

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 Vector Data Traffic Map
Clutter Weighting

Notes:
• Traffic information to
be specified in the
vector file.
• Traffic is only
spread on the vector.

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 Classified Grid Traffic Map
Clutter Weighting

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 Use indoor/outdoor traffic ratio

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 Use indoor/outdoor traffic ratio (cont)

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 Use indoor/outdoor traffic ratio (cont)

• The Use indoor/outdoor traffic ratio option is to be used with

the Regions and Network Data input sources.
• To identify bins as Indoor you can use either a clutter heights
file or building polygons.
• The 3D area can also have indoor and outdoor bins.
• Clutter Height of 0 m is considered outdoor bin.
• Bins located on Polygon Type not set to Indoor are considered outdoor
bins.
• Classified grid can be defined to limit 3D area.
• Specify weights on a per building basis.

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 Use indoor/outdoor traffic ratio (cont)

Notes
• Outer Polygon 10 km
x 10 km
• Building polygons
(10 m, 20 m and 30
m high)
• Traffic = 1000 Erl

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 Use indoor/outdoor traffic ratio (cont)

Building Heights: 10, 20, 30

Indoor Percent: 50
Outdoor Percent: 50

Node Value Frequency Area of a Bin Traffic

Erlangs/Km2 Nos of Bins Km2 Erlangs
3.327 27889 0.0009 83.501
6.604 27722 0.0009 164.763
9.947 27889 0.0009 249.661
20.040 27722 0.0009 499.999

Total Traffic 997.924

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 Use indoor/outdoor traffic ratio (cont)

Building Heights: 10, 20, 30

Indoor Percent: 90
Outdoor Percent: 10

Node Value Frequency Area of a Bin Traffic

Erlangs/Km2 Nos of Bins Km2 Erlangs
4.008 27722 0.0009 99.999
5.978 27889 0.0009 150.056
11.999 27722 0.0009 299.363
17.964 27889 0.0009 450.901

Total Traffic 1,000.318

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 Network data traffic map

Notes:
• Sector Service
Probabilities option
only available with
network data traffic
map option.
• Use indoor/outdoor
traffic ratio option
available with
network data traffic
map option.

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 Difference in traffic spreading algorithms
BS Coverage Grid and Sector Services probabilities

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 Network data traffic map
Sector Service Probabilities spreading algorithm

• Traffic map settings.

• Signal Strength Coverage Threshold
• Environment
• Switches in Mapinfow.exe.config file.
• Ignore_Signals_Coverage_Threshold_Offset (Default = 10)
• Ignore_Signals_Strongest_Signal_Offset (Default = 10)
• Max_Number_Signals_Considered (Default = 5)

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 Network data traffic map
Sector Service Probabilities spreading algorithm (Cont)

• Criteria to keep Signals

• Signal Strength greater than
“Signal Strength Coverage Threshold -
Ignore_Signals_Coverage_Threshold_Offset”
• Signal Strength greater than
“Strongest signal strength -
Ignore_Signals_Strongest_Signal_Offset”
• Signal strength that is one of the
“Max_Number_Signals_Considered” highest signals.

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 Network data traffic map
Sector Service Probabilities spreading algorithm (Cont)
Example from document “TMG – IMG - NGL Algorithms - mP 5.3”

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 References

• TMG – IMG - NGL Algorithms - mP 5.3

• TrafficMaps-GUI_mP5 3
• Mentum Planet User Guide

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