Study Case Phase 1

OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this chapter, the student will
be able to:
 Design a network with macrocells
 Use TEMS CellPlanner for predictions of
coverage, capacity and interference in the
network
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 General
This study case can be seen as a nominal cell plan. The sites in the site
list are the ones proposed by the operator. These sites are not surveyed
yet.
The task is to design a high capacity system (based on the GSM
specification) for handheld mobiles with outdoor coverage for suburban
area.
As a first step, before starting the work with TEMS CellPlanner and the
site list, it is necessary to make some estimates. These estimates are made
to find out the theoretical minimum number of sites for both capacity and
coverage. Compare the site list with these estimates to find out if more or
less sites than included in the list are needed.
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 Project name Phase_1
Override Database Directory Settings No
Parameters Map Projection
If the group Sweden is not defined you have to create a new coordinate
RT90

for the new group by pressing the change button under the tab “coord system”.

Coordinate System Group Sweden

project System
Datum
Swedish coord
RT90
Linear Unit Meters
EPSG Code
Projection Transverse Mercator/Gauss Kruger
Origin Latitude: 0.0
False Northing: 0
Scale Factor: 1.0
Origin Longitude: 15.8083
False Easting: 1500000

Map data directories

Program Files\TEMS\TEMSCellPlanner\mapdata

User data directories

User Line directory: …mapdata\user
Preferences: …mapdata\prefs
Predictions …mapdata\predictions
Coverage arra …mapdata/arrays
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Colour Palette …mapdata\colour.txt

Map data extent Use the Calculate button

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 Model style 9999
Parameters for Model name
Frequency
Ericsson_1
900 MHz

default 9999 Mobile Rx Height

Earth Radius
1.5 m
8491.2 km
Parameter A0 36.2
prediction Parameter A1 30.7
Parameter A2 -12
model Parameter A3 0.1

Clutter Offset

Suburban 17.6
Urban 22.6
Marsh 12.6
Open land 3.0
Pine-forest 15.6
Half open 11.1
Forest 11.6
Water 0.1
Villages 12.6
Other 0
Building 20.0
Densely forested park 12.0
Sparsely forested park 5.0
Open park 3.0
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Note: The Height, Separation and Mobile Height are not used for the 9999 model.

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 Presentation of Phase 1A study case
The result should be presented with the following contents:
A verbal description of the proposal with explanation to site choice, site
configuration (including antenna gain, antenna height), etc.
Number of sites from both traffic and coverage point of view.
Total traffic in Erlang
Number of SDCCHs/TCHs per cell
PoutBTS
SSreq for suburban
SSdesign (Outdoor, In-car and Indoor) for suburban area
Max path loss
EiRP
Coverage array (with percentages)
C/I array (with percentages)
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C/A array (with percentages)

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 Presentation of Phase 1B study case

The result should be presented with the

following contents:
Coverage array (with percentages)
C/I array (with percentages)
C/A array (with percentages)
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 Clutter Weights
Clutter Clutter weights
Suburban 12
Urban 20
Marsh 1
Open land 1
Pine-forest 2
Half open 3
Forest 2
Water 1
Villages 7
Other 0
Building 14
Densely forested park 3
Sparsely forested park 4
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Open park 5

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 Presentation of Phase 1C study case

The result should be presented with the

following contents:
Coverage array (with percentages)
C/I array (with percentages)
C/A array (with percentages)
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