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iBwave Design Release Notes / Version 8.1.2

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STREAMLINE INDOOR WIRELESS NETWORK PLANNING ................................................................... 1

WHATS NEW IN VERSION 8.0? ................................................................................................................ 1

Enhanced Capacity Analysis and Calculations ........................................................................................ 2

New Average Downlink Data Rate Output Map ....................................................................................... 5

Collect Parallel Active and Passive Surveys ............................................................................................ 6

Duplex Fiber Cable ................................................................................................................................... 6

New Compass Legend ............................................................................................................................. 6

New Supported Technologies .................................................................................................................. 6

Export Mobile Project to Local Drive ........................................................................................................ 6

Other Enhancements................................................................................................................................ 7

NEW FEATURES BY PRODUCT ................................................................................................................ 8

SERVICE RELEASES .................................................................................................................................. 9

VERSION 8.0.1 ........................................................................................................................................ 9

VERSION 8.0.2 ...................................................................................................................................... 10

VERSION 8.0.3 ...................................................................................................................................... 11

VERSION 8.0.4 ...................................................................................................................................... 12

VERSION 8.0.5 ...................................................................................................................................... 13

VERSION 8.0.6 ...................................................................................................................................... 14

VERSION 8.1 ......................................................................................................................................... 15

VERSION 8.1.1 ...................................................................................................................................... 16

VERSION 8.1.2 ...................................................................................................................................... 17

NEXT STEPS.............................................................................................................................................. 18

CONTACTING CUSTOMER CARE ........................................................................................................... 18

iBwave Design Release Notes / Version 8.1.2

STREAMLINE INDOOR WIRELESS NETWORK PLANNING

STREAMLINE INDOOR WIRELESS NETWORK PLANNING

The iBwave Design application is the most comprehensive software available for automated network
design planning. Users can streamline the process of data collection, component selection, cost
evaluation, design, validation, documentation, reporting and more. Significantly reduce the time spent on
manual field work and increase cost savings.

WHATS NEW IN VERSION 8.0?

The iBwave Design Version 8.0 includes new and improved features aimed at increasing the efficiency
and quality of your wireless designs. The highlighted features are:

Enhanced capacity analysis and calculations

New Average Downlink Data Rate output map

Support for simultaneous Wi-Fi Active and Passive survey collection during a walk

Automatically create floor plan for new projects

Export .IBWM projects directly from Design

New compass legend

Support new technologies and bands

Improved maps for LTE TDD

Other improvements

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 Enhanced Capacity Analysis and Calculations

ENHANCED CAPACITY ANALYSIS AND CALCULATIONS

The enhanced capacity feature is the first existing Hetnet capacity solution of its kind that models multiple
networks together and validates accurate capacity results. Capacity is calculated with combined cellular
and Wi-Fi networks considering 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi technologies. Different capacity requirements can be
modeled per hot spot zones considering higher density of users and/or rigid throughput requirements on a
specific floor that yields a high level of accuracy.

1) Improved capacity requirements and usage profiling

Capacity requirements are configured for small cells and Wi-Fi deployments. Default settings are
predefined to enable a quick capacity analysis, however users can set accurate requirements for
accurate results. Set the capacity requirements for:

Subscriber usage profile

Subscriber service

Market share

Capacity requirements define compliancy settings for a project.

Default capacity definitions sets the values for market share usage profile and subscriber service.

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2) Define Traffic Definition per Capacity Zones

Set the subscriber per zone for each floor that configures the compliance threshold.
On the floor plans draw the zones and enter the expected usage per zone.

Set the capacity expected peak traffic in zones on the floor plan.

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3) Capacity Output Map

The capacity output map shows the pass/fail results for air interface and equipment interface.

4) Enhanced Capacity Probe

The capacity probe shows a breakdown of each reading that lists

Cell load

Traffic demands per floor

Traffic demands per zone

Average throughput per user

Equipment limits

others

A pass/fail result shows the compliance results with the set requirements.

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NEW AVERAGE DOWNLINK DATA RATE OUTPUT MAP

5) Create Average DL Data Rate Map
Run the Average Downlink Data Rate Map to show the impact of the end user throughput when
multiple users are served by a cell simultaneously, based on the capacity requirements.

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 Collect Parallel Active and Passive Surveys

COLLECT PARALLEL ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SURVEYS

6) Active and Passive Survey Collection
In one walkthrough both Active and Passive surveys can be collected at same time for Wi-Fi.

DUPLEX FIBER CABLE

7) Support for Duplex Configuration for PON
One fiber port can now support two fiber strands, where a duplex cable with two fiber strands can be
connected simplex cable with one fiber strand.

NEW COMPASS LEGEND

8) Improved Compass For True North Setting
Users can now drop a compass legend to show the orientation of the plan in reference to the true north.

NEW SUPPORTED TECHNOLOGIES

9) New supported technologies
The list of new supported technologies expands to include:
GPS technology and bands
Support LTE TDD for improved accuracy of Maximum Achievable Data Rate
Support for LoRa
Ultra Wideband
P25 modulation for public safety 4.9 GHz (802.11y)
Australia 850 MHz band
Updated frequency converter

EXPORT MOBILE PROJECT TO LOCAL DRIVE

10) Export .IBWM project to local drive
Projects in iBwave Design application can be exported to .iBWM format and saved on local disk.

This offers a quick and alternative method of sharing projects across applications without uploading via
the iBwave Cloud, in case wireless connections are slow or where company policy prevents cloud
uploads.

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OTHER ENHANCEMENTS
11) New automatic floor plan for new project
A standard floor plan is automatically created with a new design project.

12) New VoLTE and VoWi-Fi configurations

The configuration of VoLTE and VoWi-Fi is factored in the capacity calculations.

13) Access Point Labels in AP Report

Access point labels are highlighted in the AP report.

14) Enhanced Cable Label Location

Cable label location and positioning on floor plan is improved for better visibility.

15) Part IDs With Categories and Subcategories

Part IDs are now based on part category and subcategory.

16) Address on Title Block

Address is now shown on the title block of a plan.

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 NEW FEATURES BY PRODUCT

NEW FEATURES BY PRODUCT

Propagation Collection Optimization Propagation Lite

Product Feature Design Enterprise Design Lite
Module Module Module Module

Improved Capacity

Capacity Output Map

Average Downlink Data Rate

Output Map

Simultaneous Wi-Fi Active and

Passive Surveys

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SERVICE RELEASES

SERVICE RELEASES

VERSION 8.0.1
The following issues have been resolved in iBwave Design Version 8.0.1.

ISSUE NUMBER DESCRIPTION

DSGN-7882 Floor plan appears smaller than original size when opening IBWM file with A3 page
layout.

DSGN-7997 Encountered calculation refresh issues.

DSGN-8131 Extra shapes appear on plans after importing walls.

DSGN-8467 Unable to import DWG files.

DSGN-8471 Imported wall image is rendered small and not centered on plan.

DSGN-8657 Encountered missing shapes in images imported in CAD files.

DSGN-8669 Allow import and export to ,IBWM option for all products except Viewer licenses.

DSGN-8670 An image on a duplicated plan reverts back to the original after changes are made
and when switching between plans.

DSGN-8678 The Duplicate button is disabled in the DB Editor when a public component is
selected.

DSGN-8686 Cannot open certain upgraded 8.0 Mobile projects in Design.

DSGN-8690 Setting the prediction area can cause the application to stop working.

DSGN-8692 Cannot load automation templates from previous version 7.0.

DSGN-8694 Changes in SNIR MIMO maps due to TDD calculations impact existing designs.

DSGN-8710 Encountered critical errors in capacity maps.

DSGN-8720 LTE FDD is not calculated correctly in capacity.

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 SERVICE RELEASES

VERSION 8.0.2
The following issues have been resolved in iBwave Design Version 8.0.2.

ISSUE NUMBER DESCRIPTION

DSGN-8777 Missing file format types when exporting to IBWC collection data.

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SERVICE RELEASES

VERSION 8.0.3
The following issues have been resolved in iBwave Design Version 8.0.3.

ISSUE NUMBER DESCRIPTION

DSGN-8704 Power should not flow out of the OIM card when a Design project file created in a
previous Design version 7.0, is opened in Design version 8.0.

DSGN-8812 The debug message A single system cannot be used by multiple sources that
applies to regular DAS setup for example BTS that has same
operator/technology/band/sector should not be displayed for Clustered Small Cell
setup.

DSGN-8819 Resolved revision and data corruption errors.

DSGN-8854 The Maximum Achievable Data Rate MIMO output map does not output the
expected values with respect to MIMO Gain properties.

DSGN-8866 An attempt to import iBwave projects to Mentum Planet a second time after a first
failed attempt is prevented by an error that detects items already found in dictionary.

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 SERVICE RELEASES

VERSION 8.0.4
The following issues have been resolved in iBwave Design Version 8.0.4.

ISSUE NUMBER DESCRIPTION

N/A Updated Team Viewer to version 12.

DSGN-4296 Negative heights for inclined planes cause problems in calibration and prediction vs
measured data report.

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SERVICE RELEASES

VERSION 8.0.5
The following issues have been resolved in iBwave Design Version 8.0.5.

ISSUE NUMBER DESCRIPTION

DSGN-7935 Display both MIMO paths in Horizontal Link Budget reports.

DSGN-8855 Missing interpolation on survey points whose survey data was previously imported
from iBwave Mobile.

DSGN-8919 Access to iBwave Drive folders is inconsistent with set folder privileges.

DSGN-8983 The Max Average Power warning message appears on a splitter whose composite
power does not exceed the value set in Part properties.

DSGN-9055 Cable connected to antenna on MIMO Path 2 is not displayed on Horizontal Link
Budget report nor on Custom XML export.

DSGN-9086 Remove thermal noise floor limitation for UWB technology.

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 SERVICE RELEASES

VERSION 8.0.6
The following issues have been resolved in iBwave Design Version 8.0.6.

ISSUE NUMBER DESCRIPTION

DSGN-9063 Deleting all output maps in a project causes the application to stop working.

DSGN-9083 Adding a zone on the default layer of a layout plan in single mode causes the
application to stop working.

DSGN-9153 Power distribution is incorrectly calculated for service groups.

DSGN-9159 Missing option to add remote modules on same optical interface module for a power
sharing service group.

DSGN-9160 The application stops working when in a manual survey a combination of scrolling
and zooming is done while collecting data points.

DSGN-9207 The reference signal power is not updated when LTE bandwidth is changed for
multiple sectors.

DSGN-9221 An empty Horizontal Link Budget report is generated due to mismatched strands in
optical connectors.

DSGN-9222 Missing legend color scheme localization for Map Subtraction map.

DSGN-9223 Due to changes to capacity settings in version 8.0 a project saved in 7.0 format does
not work when opened in iBwave Design version 7.0.

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SERVICE RELEASES

VERSION 8.1
The following issues have been resolved in iBwave Design Version 8.1.

ISSUE NUMBER DESCRIPTION

DSGN-4998 Filenames of imported image files must be displayed without their paths.

DSGN-9177 System legends in Antennas report can be too long to fit.

DSGN-9275 Walls are not imported properly with AutoCAD file import.

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 SERVICE RELEASES

VERSION 8.1.1
The following issues have been resolved in iBwave Design Version 8.1.1.

ISSUE NUMBER DESCRIPTION

- Updated SQLite to version 3.17.0.

DSGN-9308 Improved performance to eliminate navigation delays.

DSGN-9232 Ability to install iBwave Design from command line without installing Error Report,
Zendesk or Team Viewer.

DSGN-9332 Connecting a dynamic cable to a component with number of strands thats

incompatible with the cable, causes the application to stop working.

DSGN-9337 VPLE results of different environments are shifted to wrong floors when ground floor
is not at ground level.

DSGN-9339 Non-USA date format is not supported for predictions.

DSGN-9346 Some *.svp projects cannot be opened due to unrecognized format.

DSGN-9398 Vex files created in version 6.6 cannot be opened in the current version.

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SERVICE RELEASES

VERSION 8.1.2
The following issues have been resolved in iBwave Design Version 8.1.2.

ISSUE NUMBER DESCRIPTION

DSGN-9334 Systems display the wrong Reference Signal Power value.

DSGN-9385 Cannot import a .DWG file due to index out of range error.

DSGN-9446 Printing a project to PDF displays the color pixels slightly off the plan.

DSGN-9482 When selecting a wall with a single-click another wall is selected.

DSGN-9491 Walls are incorrectly selected when moving around the walls.

DSGN-9555 Aligning a line flush with the top of a plan causes the application to stop working.

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 NEXT STEPS

NEXT STEPS
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CONTACTING CUSTOMER CARE

If you encounter any problems during the installation or configuration of iBwave Design, or if you have
any questions, please send your inquiries to Customer Care:

Email: support@ibwave.com

Phone:

Americas: 1 855 442 9283 or 1 855 4 iBwave

Europe: +212 6 00545552

MEA: +212 6 00545552

APAC: +63 2-661-9635

You can also:

Log into the iBwave Customer Portal, and create a request in the My Cases section:
http://my.ibwave.com

Check if your questions are answered in the Knowledge Base section of the iBwave Customer
Portal

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