TERRY WALKER

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Introduction to

ENTERPRISE
&

ASSET

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ENTERPRISE TOOL SUITE

Integrated suite of tools using a common database, accessible to all users of
network.

ASSET
3G
CONNECT
DIRECT
OPTIMA
NEPTUNE
TARGET

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ENTERPRISE DATABASE

ORACLE
DATABASE primarily contains:

PROJECT DEFINITIONS

(Map projections)

CONFIGURATION DATA (Equipment details)

PROPERTY DATA

(Location details)

SITE DATA

(Network Elements)

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Site Database

Data stored to represent the

hierarchical relationship of
elements found in a cellular
network

Hierarchical network can be

displayed in various formats

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DATABASE TABLES

COMMITTED DATA

MASTER SET OF DATA AVAILABLE TO ALL

USERS OF THE PROJECT

DIFFERENCE DATA

< COMMIT >

< APPLY >

DIFFERENCES SPECIFIC TO AN
INDIVIDUAL USER OF THE PROJECT

USING RESTORE WILL RETURN TO THE

COMMITTED DATA

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TWO STAGE COMMIT

APPLY

COMMIT

ONLY UPDATES THE DIFFERENCE TABLE

UPDATES THE COMMITTED TABLE FOR A SELECTED OBJECT

COMMIT ALL

UPDATES THE COMMITTED TABLE FOR ALL OBJECTS WITHIN THE

DISPLAYED WINDOW

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ASSET Radio Planning Tool - Course Objectives

By the end of the course, delegates should be able to:

Define a new project

Understand how to use the 2D View (GIS)

Perform Coverage Planning

Perform Traffic Planning and analyse carrier requirements

Perform Neighbours Planning

Perform Frequency Planning

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ASSET: Advanced Planning Features

Coverage planning
Traffic planning
Frequency planning
Neighbour planning

ILSA Automatic Frequency

Planning

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Database Login

Data Source

Selection of appropriate
database

User Identification/Password

Appropriate identification and

password to access selected
database

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Creating a new Project

Project Name
Map Projection

Ellipsoid

Specifies the conversion algorithm

used to convert from spherical (LatLong) to Cartesian (X-Y grid) coordinates
Takes into account that the Earth is
not spherical, but more ellipsoid in
shape by offering corrections to the
Map Projection algorithm

UTM Zone

Use when the Universal Transverse

Mercator (UTM) projection is chosen.
Divides the world into 60 zones, each
covering 6 degrees of arc

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Mapping data

Browse

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Using the Geographical Information System (GIS)

Functions available to user:

Zooming/Panning/Searching
Controls for adding and
modifying network elements
Printing/Plotting
Creating/Displaying Coverage
and Interference
Selecting displayed items and
their properties
Show/Hide or undock the
display information bar

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Displaying Map Data

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Importing Antennas

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Propagation Model

Standard Macrocell model

based on Okumura-Hata
empirical model plus additional
features to enhance flexibility

Valid for frequencies 150 MHz 2 GHz

Distance from site > 500m

Base station heights 15-200m

Receiver heights 1-10m

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Creating a Site Template

It is very useful to define site templates in
order to speed up the planning process.
Examples of Site Templates:
GSM900 with 3 cells
GSM900 with 2 cells
GSM900 with 1 cell *
GSM1800 with 3 cells
GSM1800 with 2 cells
GSM1800 with 1 cell *
Dual Band with 3 cells
Dual Band with 2 cells
Dual Band with 1 cell *
* (typically using omni-directional antenna)

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Adding Sites/Cells

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Predicting Coverage

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Analysing Coverage

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Wizards
Traffic Wizard

Traffic modelling and analysis

Neighbour Wizard

Creating and managing

neighbour lists

Interference Wizard

Calculating interference
projections

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Traffic Wizard

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Traffic Raster

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Neighbour Wizard

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Graphical Neighbour Display

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Interference Wizard

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Interference Table

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Intelligent Local Search Algorithm (ILSA)

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Running ILSA

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