Neighbor Planning Tool

July 13, 2011

Topics

• Network Settings - Base Station Types• Project Explorer - Neighbor Plan Generator• Site Editor - Neighbor List

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• Site Editor - Neighbor List• Project Explorer - Neighbor Plan Optimization Tool• Import/Export Tool – Neighbor Lists

Network Settings – Base Station Type• General Tab

• Name• Modulation (LTE TDD/FDD, WiMAX, Fixed WiMAX

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• Modulation (LTE TDD/FDD, WiMAX, Fixed WiMAX TDD/FDD)

• Neighbor Plan Tab• Intra-RAT (Radio Access Technology)

• Intra-Carrier• Inter-Carrier

• Inter-RAT

Neighbor Plan Tab• Intra-RAT

• Maximum neighbors• Inter-RAT

• Enabled • Maximum neighbors

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• Maximum neighbors• Boundary only• Handover types

• GSM to WCDMA• WCDMA to GSM• LTE FDD/TDD To CDMA2000

Neighbor Plan Generator• Neighbor Plan Types

• TDMA-FDMA• GSM• CDMA• WCDMA• WiMAX TDD

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• WiMAX TDD • LTE FDD/TDD

• GSM to WCDMA• WCDMA to GSM• LTE FDD/TDD to CDMA2000

Algorithms• Best Server (BS)• Interference Matrix (IM)• Service Probabilities (SP)

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BS Algorithm Parameters• Use absolute border length threshold• Use relative border length threshold

IM Algorithm Parameters• Neighbor Constraints

• Enforce mutual neighbors• Use maximum distance between neighbors• Use maximum neighbors

• Thresholds

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• Thresholds• Use absolute Area/Traffic• Use relative Area/Traffic• Determine priority using Area/Traffic

SP Algorithm Parameters• Signal strength• Maximum neighbor distance• Traffic map (optional)• Mutual neighbor only• Environment Type

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• Environment Type

Site Editor – Neighbor List

• Selected Carrier• Display Filter

• Frequency bands• Distance

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• Distance• Neighbor List

• View in map• Add/Remove

• Black List• Add/Remove

Neighbor Plan Optimizer• Options

• Keep existing neighbors• Apply• Save

• Input Parameters• Signal strength

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Import/Export Tool• Neighbors and Black List

• Signal strength• Maximum neighbor distance• Traffic map (optional)• Mutual neighbor only• Environment Type