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A Report On The Planning Details For A GSM Network in Oshodi
A Report On The Planning Details For A GSM Network in Oshodi
1.3 GBAGADA
2.1 SITE SURVEY: From the information gotten from pre-planners and first hand
observation, the following points can be stated:
• OSHODI: is a motorable place with fair weather conditions and no natural
obstructions like mountains, rocks or seas. It is congested with a lot of business
activities and power supply is erratic. Therefore normal sites can be built and
installation of power generating sets is a must. The sites are to be located away
from high tension cables to avoid interference.
• VICTORIA ISLAND: Business zone with highest number of potential
subscribers. It is very accessible with cars. Has a lot of high-rise buildings and
vacant lands for site location are scarce. Erratic power supply and no high tension
cables. Therefore sites will be used here and a power generating set is also a must.
• GBAGADA: Residential buildings are predominant here and tallest building in
this area is about four storeys. BTS sites are to be built on vacant lands owned by
landlords which will require bilateral agreements. Also there are no natural
obstructions in this area and high tension wires are rare. Installation of a power
generating set is also a must.
2.2 COVERAGE PLANNING: This deals with the area of land to be covered by the
network. The radio parameters of the antennae installed in these places are considered.
1. Since Victoria Island, Oshodi and Gbagada are all urban areas, micro-cells will be
used to cover small areas and to ensure proper handovers. This definitely implies the
construction of many BTSs as predicted by the pre-planners.
2. Type of Model: Since M900 and M1800 microcells are being used, the Keenan
model is most suitable for this coverage planning.
3. Antenna Height: The antenna height will be between 20m – 25m range.
4. Antenna Tilt: Down tilting is done to avoid interefernce and the antenna tilt angle
is high.
5. Antenna HPBW: Antennas with high horizontal HPBW and low vertical HPBW
are used to avoid interference but enable good coverage.
6. Antenna Polarization: Dual polarized antennas are used.
7. Antenna gain: Low gain antennas are used in Victoria Island and in Gbagada
considering the area of coverage while medium to high gain antennas are used in Oshodi
because the antennas here are meant to cover larger areas.