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The site rollout process The nominal plan Using the nominal plan
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Session Aims
What is a nominal plan? How does the nominal plan fit into the network rollout process? How is a nominal plan created? How is a nominal plan used?
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Hot spots that require cell splits. Under used cells that could be removed from the plan.
Example nominal plan for Jersey
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Give adequate radio coverage. Have connectivity into the transmission network. Be aesthetically and politically acceptable to the local community. Have power nearby, good access and a co-operative owner.
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Radius from the nominal site. One or more polygons following height contours.
Or
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Existing radio sites. Sites offered from major site owners (MSO) E.g. Utilities & Railways. Technically acceptable. Buildable
All options should meet certain criteria to ensure that they are
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Good training of surveyors will save time later in the build process.
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A D C B
Accurate grid reference. Accurate height of structures or available antenna windows. Photographs of the site. 360 panoramic photos from site or if obstructed from nearby location/structure.
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Site Selection
Normally a desk study. Evaluate radio coverage and
transmission.
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Quickly eliminate unsuitable options. Rank the remaining sites in order of preference.
B - Unsuitable
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Site Acquisition
Run more than one site simultaneously. Negotiate with site owners. Prepare drawings. Draw up leases. Apply for planning permissions. Apply for power wayleaves. As soon as one option is ready to proceed
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Sign the lease Abandon the alternative Enter site into building program.
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Antenna and feeder requirements. Antenna azimuths and tilts. Equipment capacity requirements
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An Omni An 85 Sector
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Level Site Cell Cell Cell Cell Cell UMTS cell layer #1 #2
Tab General General Cell Config Cell Config Cell Config Cell Config Antenna/TRX
Setting #1 UMTS 85 XP 4 20 #2 33
Will depend on area type eg Urban/Suburban/Rural Typically either 0, 120, 240 or 60, 180, 300.
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The coverage will never exactly match your hexagon radii. If coverage is significantly better or worse than anticipated review cell radius calculations and hexagon radii.
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Create a terminal type for each service. Spread traffic for each terminal type to simulate users.
Capture Traffic
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Voice = 200 Erlangs 384 kb/s = 100 Erlangs (simulating 100 terminals)
Clutter Type Unclassified Urban Suburban Residential Village Isolated Dwellings Open Rural Woodland Forest Park Recreational Industry Water Airport Open in urban Agricultural land Pylons Sea Rivers
Weight 0 500 20 10 1 1 2 5 10 0 5 30 1 1 0 0
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i.e. -114dBm
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i.e. -96dBm
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Spare capacity for which can be allocated to non real time applications
Time
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First assume that the packet data can be scheduled to fill the spare real time capacity. When all the spare real time capacity has been exhausted we must convert the remaining capacity to 12.2kb/s voice equivalent circuits. It is now possible to estimate whether the cells capacity has been exceeded.
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Offered packet data = 0.69 x 384 = 263.98 kb/s Extra capacity required for packet data = 263.98 - 41.69 = 222.29 kb/s or 222.29 = 19 voice equivalent circuits 12.2 Total voice equivalent circuits required = 5 + 19 = 24
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Site0A: Site0B: Site0C: Site1A: Site1B: Site1C: Site2A: Site2B: Site2C: Site3A: Site3B: Site3C: Site4A: Site4B: Site4C: Site5A: Site5B: Site5C: Site6A: Site6B: Site6C:
1.27874 18.989 2.64128 18.1042 0.099755 1.71587 2.13376 1.58312 105.062 11.8475 2.43671 12.1231 2.06883 1.76368 1.87409 1.58884 3.31571 3.13637 1.81907 3.5485 2.84358
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Five cells are predicted as being overloaded. One cell if close to being overloaded.
Any congested omni sites should be sectored. Sectored sites need to be offloaded onto new cells.
After modifying the nominal plan, repeat the capacity analysis to ensure that the network is properly dimensioned.
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