The steps involved in planning a UMTS HSPA network are

described below:

1. Open an new radio-planning document

- Creating a new a new Atoll document
2. Configure the network by adding network elements and changing parameters
in the Site template.
You can add and modify the following elements of base stations:
3. Carry out basic coverage predictions [ to understand the rough coverage of 3G
NodeB sites under not defined user load conditions ]
-Making a Detailed Analysis (for pixel to pixel level of accuracy in quantitative
figures) to Study the Profiles of various pixels on the map by using Point
Analysis tool in the radio tool bar
or
-Studying Signal Level Coverage by Calculating Coverage by Transmitter /
Signal / Overlapping zones prediction
4. Allocate neighbours through planning by physical observation in the map
window
- Go to Data tab in Explorer window right click Transmitters Cells
Neighbours Automatic Allocation
- Check the intra technology neighbours list in Explorer window right click
Transmitters Cells Neighbours. If the automatic allocated list will not be
sufficient for proper handovers, then add the neighbours manually in the Intra
technology neighbours by pressing * button in the table.
5. Before making more advanced coverage predictions, you need to define cell
load conditions.
You can define cell load conditions in the following ways:
- You can generate realistic cell load conditions by creating a simulation based
on a traffic map

Studying Network Capacity:

a)

Defining Multi-service Traffic Data

Data tab UMTS parameters Services HSDPA Define required load

conditions as below

b)

Creating a Traffic Map

Go to Geo tab right click Traffic new map
First create a map per sector by giving the user load values
Then create a map per user density

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O.
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2
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10
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SITE
NAME
Site0_1
Site0_2
Site0_3
Site1_1
Site1_2
Site1_3
Site10_
1
Site10_
2
Site10_
3
Site11_
1
Site11_
2
Site11_
3
Site12_
1
Site12_
2
Site12_
3
Site2_1

NO. OF USERS OF
HSDPA
40
50
60
20
30
45

HSUP
A
10
20
5
5
10
10

INTERNET
ACCESS
100
150
200
300
100
200

MM
S
100
40
25
35
100
100

VIDE
O
100
100
100
100
100
100

VOIC
E
300
300
300
300
300
300

10

25

250

40

100

300

20

30

140

50

100

300

30

20

250

100

100

300

35

40

100

100

100

300

12

30

200

20

100

300

10

20

100

20

100

300

60

20

250

100

100

300

20

10

100

30

100

300

10
10

10
10

300
400

30
40

100
100

300
300

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18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40

Site2_2
Site2_3
Site3_1
Site3_2
Site3_3
Site4_1
Site4_2
Site4_3
Site5_1
Site5_2
Site5_3
Site6_1
Site6_2
Site6_3
Site7_1
Site7_2
Site7_3
Site8_1
Site8_2
Site8_3
Site9_1
Site9_2
Site9_3
Site9_4

20
20
20
30
40
20
35
50
60
20
50
30
40
50
40
30
50
30
10
20
25
40
50
60

10
20
10
20
10
5
5
30
40
20
30
20
25
40
20
20
30
20
20
20
20
20
30
30

100
150
100
140
100
250
220
400
500
100
200
500
300
200
100
100
200
200
100
100
200
200
150
200

41
42

Site9_5
Site9_6

70.5
81

33
36

215
230

43
44

Site9_7
Site9_8

91.5
102

39
42

245
260

45

Site9_9
Site9_1
0
Site9_1
1
Site9_1
2
Site9_1
3
Site9_1
4
Site9_1
5
Site9_1
6
Site9_1
7
Site9_1

112.5

45

275

123

48

290

133.5

51

305

144

54

320

154.5

57

335

165

60

350

175.5

63

365

186

66

380

196.5
207

69
72

395
410

46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54

50
25
25
100
100
100
60
60
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
105
120
130
140
150.
5
161
171.
5
182
192.
5

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100

300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
305
310
315
320

100
100

325
330

100
100

335
340

100

345

203
213.
5

100

350

100

355

224
234.
5

100

360

100

365

245
255.
5

100

370

100

375

266
276.
5
287

100

380

100
100

385
390

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57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80

8
Site9_1
9
Site9_2
0
Site9_2
1
Site9_2
2
Site9_2
3
Site9_2
4
Site9_2
5
Site9_2
6
Site9_2
7
Site9_2
8
Site9_2
9
Site9_3
0
Site9_3
1
Site9_3
2
Site9_3
3
Site9_3
4
Site9_3
5
Site9_3
6
Site9_3
7
Site9_3
8
Site9_3
9
Site9_4
0
Site9_4
1
Site9_4
2
Site9_4
3
Site9_4
4

217.5

75

425

228

78

440

238.5

81

455

249

84

470

259.5

87

485

270

90

500

280.5

93

515

291

96

530

301.5

99

545

312

102

560

322.5

105

575

333

108

590

343.5

111

605

354

114

620

364.5

117

635

375

120

650

385.5

123

665

396

126

680

406.5

129

695

417

132

710

427.5

135

725

438

138

740

448.5

141

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459

144

770

469.5

147

480

150

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100

395

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100

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100

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100

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82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90

Site9_4
5
Site9_4
6
Site9_4
7
Site9_4
8
Site9_4
9
Site9_5
0
Site9_5
1
Site9_5
2
Site9_5
3
Site9_5
4

490.5

153

815

501

156

830

511.5

159

845

522

162

860

532.5

165

875

543

168

890

553.5

171

905

564

174

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574.5

177

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177

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525

581
591.
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535

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5

100

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100

560

100

565

100

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Go to display tab in map properties Change display type as below:

c)

Calculating and Displaying Traffic Simulations

Go to Data tab UMTS Simulations (Ri8 Click) New

d)

Analysing the Results of a Simulation

-

Making an AS Analysis of Simulation Results

o Click the point analysis button

detailed
coverage analysis
-

available on radio tool bar for

Making Coverage Predictions Using Simulation Results

o
o
o
o

making
making
making
making

a
a
a
a

pilot reception analysis

coverage prediction on the downlink service area
coverage prediction on the uplink service area
effective service area analysis

6. Make UMTS-specific coverage predictions using the defined cell load

conditions.
Studies to be performed:
Making a Pilot Signal Quality Prediction
Studying Service Area (EbNt) Downlink or Uplink
Studying Effective Service Area
Noise studies:
Calculating Pilot Pollution
Handover study:
Making a Handover Status Coverage Prediction
Go to Predictions Pilot Reception Analysis Select Load Conditions Select
any of the Simulations like below:

Note: Select "(Cells Table)" from Load Conditions. In this case, the coverage
prediction is not going to be based on load conditions taken from a simulation.

Atoll will calculate the coverage prediction using the UL load factor and the DL
total power defined in the cell properties.

7. Allocate scrambling codes & then perform Scrambling code Interference

analysis