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Name: The name you enter will be the one used to identify this piece of equipment. Manufacturer: The name of the manufacturer of this piece of equipment. MUD factor: Multi-User Detection (MUD) is a technology used to decrease intra-cell interference in the uplink. MUD is modelled by a coefficient from 0 to 1; this factor is considered in the UL interference calculation. In case MUD is not supported by equipment, enter 0 as value. Rake receiver efficiency factor: This factor enables Atoll to model the rake receiver on UL. Atoll uses this factor to calculate the uplink SHO gain and uplink signal quality in simulations, point-to-point handover anal- ysis and coverage studies. This parameter is considered in the uplink for softer and softer-softer handovers; it is applied to the sum of signals received on the same site. The factor value can be from 0 to 1. It models losses due to the imperfection of signal recombination. Note: The rake efficiency factor used to model the recombination in downlink can be set in terminal properties. Carrier selection: Carrier selection refers to the carrier selection method used during the transmitter admis- sion control in the mobile active set. The selected strategy is used in simulations when no carrier is specified in the properties of the service (all the carriers can be used for the service) or when the carrier specified for the service is not used by the transmitter. On the other hand, the specified carrier selection mode is always taken into account in predictions (AS analysis and coverage studies). Choose one of the following: - Min. UL Load Factor: The carrier with the minimum UL noise (carrier with the lowest UL load factor) is selected. - Min. DL Total Power: The carrier with the minimum DL total power is selected. - Random: The carrier is randomly chosen. - Sequential: Carriers are sequentially loaded. The first carrier is selected as long as it is not overloaded. Then, when the maximum uplink load factor is reached, the second carrier is chosen and so on. - Overhead uplink and downlink CEs: The overhead uplink and downlink channel elements (CEs) correspond to the numbers of channel elements that a cell uses for common channels in the uplink and downlink. This setting is also used for OVSF code allocation; it indicates the number of OVSF codes to be allocated to control

setting is also used for OVSF code allocation; it indicates the number of OVSF codes to be allocated to control channels per cell. - AS restricted to neighbours: Select this option if you want the other transmitters in the active set to belong to the neighbour list of the best server. - Compressed Mode: If you select this option, cells located on sites with this equipment are able to manage compressed mode when radio conditions require it. Compressed mode is generally used to prepare the hard handover of users with single receiver terminals. - Overhead Iub Throughput/Cell (kbps): The overhead Iub throughput per cell corresponds to the Iub throughput required by the cell for common channels in the downlink. - HSDPA Iub Backhaul Overhead (%): The HSDPA Iub backhaul overhead corresponds to the percentage of the HSDPA bearer RLC peak rate to be added to the RLC peak rate. The total value corresponds to the Iub backhaul throughput required by the HSDPA user for HS Channels in the downlink. - Throughput Supported per E1/T1/Ethernet Link (kbps): The throughput supported per E1/T1/Ethernet link corresponds to the throughput carried by an E1/T1/Ethernet link. This parameter is used to calculate the required Iub capacity, i.e. the number of E1/T1/Ethernet links required to provide the total throughput. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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- Support Type: You can describe the nature of site. This field is for information only.
- Pylon Height: You can define the height of the structure on which you can install antennas. Atoll can use this height in several analyses (site analysis, antenna height optimisation, etc.). - Altitude: The altitude, as defined by the DTM for the location specified under Position, is given here. You can specify the actual altitude under Real, if you want. If an altitude is specified here, Atoll will use this value for calculations.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz BTS equipment - Name: Enter a name for the BTS. This name will appear in other dialogues when you select a BTS. - Noise Figure (dB): Enter the noise figure for the BTS. This value is not used in GSM GPRS EGPRS documents. (Atoll uses the entry of the BTS as the reference point when evaluating total losses and the total noise figure. The BTS noise figure used by Atoll is the one specified in the BTS properties. Transmitter reception losses include feeder reception losses, connector reception losses, miscellaneous reception losses, antenna diversity gain, TMA benefit gain (as calcu- lated using the Friis equation), and an additional loss modelling the noise rise generated from repeaters (if any). Trans- mitter transmission losses include feeder transmission losses, connector transmission losses, miscellaneous transmission losses, and TMA transmission losses. For more information on the total noise figure and on transmitter reception an transmission losses, see the Technical Reference Guide.) - Downlink Losses Due to the Configuration (dB): Enter the losses on downlink due to the BTS configuration. - Uplink Losses Due to the Configuration (dB): Enter the losses on uplink due to the BTS configuration. This value is not used in GSM GPRS EGPRS documents. - Rho Factor (%): Enter the Rho factor, as a percentage. The Rho factor enables Atoll to take into account self-interference produced by the BTS. Because equipment is not perfect, an input signal will experience some distortion, consequently the output signal will be not be identical. This factor defines how much distortion the system generates. Entering 100% means the system is perfect (there is no distortion) and the output signal will be 100% identical to the input signal. On the other hand, if you

specify a value different from 100%, Atoll will consider that the transmitted signal is not 100% signal and that it contains a small percentage of interference generated by the equipment ("self-interference"). Atoll uses this parameter to evaluate the signalto- noise ratio in the downlink. This value is not used in GSM GPRS EGPRS documents.

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- Height/Ground: The Height/Ground box gives the height of the antenna above the ground. This is added to the altitude of the site as given by the DTM. If the transmitter is situated on a building, the height entered must include the height of building. - Main Antenna: Under Main Antenna, the type of antenna is visible in the Model list. You can click the Browse button ( ) to access the properties of the antenna. The other fields, Azimuth, Mechanical Downtilt, and Additional Electrical Downtilt, display additional antenna parameters. - Number of Antenna Ports: Select the number of antenna ports used for MIMO in the Transmission and Reception fields. For more information on how the number of antenna ports are used, see "Multiple Input Multiple Output Systems" on page 1108. Note: Only active transmitters are taken into consideration during calculations. Figure 14.4: The Equipment Specifications dialogue1006 Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this document is prohibited Forsk 2009 Atoll User Manual - Under Secondary Antennas, you can select one or more secondary antennas in the Antenna column and enter their Azimuth, Mechanical Downtilt, Additional Electrical Downtilt, and %Power, which is the percentage of power reserved for this particular antenna. For example, for a transmitter with one secondary antenna, if you reserve 40 % of the total power for the secondary antenna, 60 % is available for the main antenna. For information on working with data tables, see "Working with Data Tables" on page 50 ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Transmitters - Mechanical Downtilt: The angle at which the antenna is mechanically tilted downward. For each transmitter, you can set the calculation parameters in the following columns: - Main Propagation Model - Main Calculation Radius - Main Resolution - Extended Propagation Model - Extended Calculation Radius - Extended Resolution

Hexagon Radius: The theoretical radius of the hexagonal area covered by each sector. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Defining TMA Equipment The tower-mounted amplifier (TMA) is used to reduce the composite noise figure of the base station. Once you have defined a TMA, you can assign it to individual transmitters. To create a tower-mounted amplifier: - Name: Enter a name for the TMA. This name will appear in other dialogues when you select a TMA. - Noise Figure (dB): Enter a noise figure for the TMA. - Reception Gain (dB): Enter a reception (uplink) gain for the TMA. This must be a positive value. - Transmission Losses (dB): Enter transmission (downlink) losses for the TMA. This must be a positive value Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Name: By default, Atoll names the cell after its transmitter, adding the carrier number in parentheses. If you change transmitter name or carrier, Atoll does not update the cell name. You can enter a name for the cell, but for the sake of consistency, it is better to let Atoll assign a name. If you want to change the way Atoll names cells, see the Administrators Manual. ID: You can enter an ID for the cell. This is a user-definable network-level parameter for cell identification. Carrier: The number of the carrier. Active: If this cell is to be active, you must select the Active check box. Max Power (dBm): The maximum available downlink power for the cell. Pilot Power (dBm): The pilot power. SCH power (dBm): The average power of both the synchronisation channels (PSCH and S-SCH). Note: The SCH power is only transmitted 110 of the time. Consequently, the value entered for the SCH power should only be 110 of its value when transmitted, in order to respect its actual interference on other channels. Other CCH power (dBm): The power of other common channels (P-CCPCH, SCCPCH, AICH). AS Threshold (dB): The active set threshold. It is the EcI0 margin in comparison with the EcI0 of the best server. It is used to determine which cells, apart from the best server, will be part of the active set. DL Peak Rate per User (kbps): The downlink peak rate per user in kbps. The DL peak rate per user is the max- imum connection rate in the downlink for a user. The DL and UL peak rates are taken into account during power control simulation. UL Peak Rate per User (kbps): The uplink peak rate per user in kbps. The UL peak rate per user is the maximum connection rate in the uplink for a user. The DL and UL peak rates are taken into account during power control simulation.

Max DL Load (% Pmax): The percentage of the maximum downlink power (set in Max Power) not to be exceeded. This limit will be taken into account during the simulation if the option DL Load is selected. If the DL load option is not selected during a simulation, this value is not taken into consideration. Max UL Load Factor (%): The maximum uplink load factor not to be exceeded. This limit can be taken into account during the simulation. Total Power (dBm or %): The total transmitted power on downlink is the total power necessary to serve R99 and HSDPA users. This value can be a simulation result or can be entered by the user. Note: By default, the total power is set as absolute value. You can set this value as a percentage of the maximum power of the cell by right-clicking the Transmitters folder on the Data tab of the Explorer window and selecting Properties from the context menu. Then, on the Global Parameters tab of the Properties dialogue, under DL Load, you can select % Pmax. The total power value is automatically converted and set as a percentage of the maximum power. UL Load Factor (%): The uplink cell load factor. This factor corresponds to the ratio between the uplink total inter- ference and the uplink total noise. This value can be a simulation result or can be entered by the user. UL Reuse Factor: The uplink reuse factor is determined from uplink intra and extra-cell interference (signals received by the transmitter respectively from intra and extra-cell terminals). This is the ratio between the total uplink interference and the intra-cell interference. This value can be a simulation result or can be entered by the user. Scrambling Code Domain: The scrambling code domain to which the allocated scrambling code belongs. This and the scrambling code reuse distance are used by the scrambling code planning algorithm. SC Reuse Distance: The scrambling code reuse distance. This and the scrambling code domain are used by the scrambling code planning algorithm. Primary Scrambling Code: The primary scrambling code. Comments: If desired, you can enter any comments in this field. Max Number of Intra-carrier Neighbours: The maximum number of intra-carrier neighbours for this cell. This value is used by the intra-carrier neighbour allocation algorithm. Max Number of Inter-carrier Neighbours: The maximum number of inter-carrier neighbours for this cell. This value is used by the inter-carrier neighbour allocation algorithm. Max Number of Inter-technology Neighbours: The maximum number of intertechnology neighbours for this cell. This value is used by the inter-technology neighbour allocation algorithm. Neighbours: You can access a dialogue in which you can set both intra-technology (intra-carrier and inter-carrier)

and inter-technology neighbours by clicking the Browse button ( ). For information on defining neighbours, see "Planning Neighbours" on page 492.