cell planning process

Wireless GSM Engin eering

Cell Planning Process

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AuthorÊ: Fred Coursant

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DOCUMENT AMENDMENTS

VERSION DATE COMMENTS AUTHOR

01.01 / EN 05/05/97 replacement of sq/gen/app/0098 that was

the draft of the Cell Planning Process, issued

for review

Fr�d�ric

Bourgeois

01.02 / EN 31/07/97 update to complete overview with flowchart

of activities and implement review outputs

Fred Coursant

01.03 / EN 30/09/97 update following survey and approval Fred Coursant

Wireless GSM Engin eering

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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................4

1.1. OBJECT..............................................................................................................4

1.2. SCOPE ...............................................................................................................4

2. RELATED DOCUMENTS..............................................................................................5

2.1. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS..............................................................................5

2.2. REFERENCE DOCUMENTS .............................................................................5

3. ABBREVIATIONS & DEFINITIONS ..............................................................................6

3.1. ABBREVIATIONS...............................................................................................6

3.2. DEFINITIONS.....................................................................................................7

4. CELL PLANNING PROCESS OVERVIEW...................................................................8

4.1. PHASES DESCRIPTION....................................................................................8

4.2. PRELIMINARY TASKS.......................................................................................8

4.3. DESIGN..............................................................................................................9

4.4. IMPLEMENTATION............................................................................................9

5. CELL PLANNING DETAILED ACTIVITIES ................................................................10

5.1. PRELIMINARY TASKS.....................................................................................10

5.1.1. HYPOTHESES GATHERING ...............................................................105.1.2. TERRAIN DATABASE SELECTION AND IMPROVEMENT ................115.1.3. LINK BUDGET...................................................................................... 125.1.4. TRAFFIC DIMENSIONING ...................................................................135.1.5. CELL COUNT .......................................................................................145.1.6. MODEL DESIGN................................................................................... 15

5.2. DESIGN............................................................................................................16

5.2.1. SITE DETERMINATION ....................................................................... 165.2.2. MODEL TUNING................................................................................... 175.2.3. TRX PLANNING....................................................................................185.2.4. FREQUENCY PLANNING.................................................................... 19



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5.3. IMPLEMENTATION..........................................................................................20

5.3.1. SITE SELECTION.................................................................................205.3.2. COVERAGE CONCESSIONS.............................................................. 215.3.3. RADIO DATAFILL.................................................................................225.3.4. RSV & NEO SUPPORT ........................................................................23

6. SUMMARY OF DELIVERABLES................................................................................ 24

6.1. MAPPING ON PROCESS STEPS ...................................................................24

6.2. CIRCULATION OF DELIVERABLES BETWEEN TEAMS ...............................25

7. CELL PLANNING INTERFACES................................................................................ 26

7.1. INTERFACES OVERVIEW...............................................................................26

7.2. INTERFACES DESCRIPTION .........................................................................26

8. SITE IMPLEMENTATION DATA MANAGEMENT......................................................28

8.1. OVERVIEW OF DATA FLOW...........................................................................28

8.2. CELLULAR PLANNING TOOL DATABASE..................................................... 28

8.3. MAPS LOG .......................................................................................................29

8.4. SITE FOLDERS................................................................................................29

8.5. GLOBAL SITE DATABASE ..............................................................................29

8.6. COVERAGE CONCESSION LOG.................................................................... 29

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. OBJECT

This document gives a detailed view of the cell planning process in use forNortel GSM Wireless. It is intended to explain activities of cell definition that areperformed to meet or exceed customerÕs requirement in term of coverage andtraffic.

1.2. SCOPE

This document details the cell planning process into a breakdown of activitiesand focus on the deliverables of each phases that ensure a reliable and efficientdefinition of cells.

A standard denomination of teams is used to define responsibilities for workcompletion, but the actual allocation of responsibilities is defined on a projectbasis. For example, ÇÊsite acquisition teamÊÈ refers to the team that isperforming the site acquisition task without specifying if it is a Nortel team, aCustomer team, or a third party team. NortelÕs practice is to define a matrix ofresponsibilities to document this for each project.



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2. RELATED DOCUMENTS

2.1. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

Processes and Method of Operations

[A1] SQ/GEN/APP/0056, Cellular Network Engineering Process[A2] PE/IRC/APP/0045 Propagation Modelling Process for PlaNet.[A3] PE/IRC/APP/0046 Specification and Validation of a Terrain Database[A4] PE/IRC/APP/0047 Radio Measurement Validation Process.[A5] PE/IRC/APP/44 Link Budget V4 User Guide[A6] PE/IRC/INF/0007 Nortel BTS Configurations and BTS Parameters[A7] SQ/EFO/APP/022 Site Acquisition and Preparation Process[A21] SQ/GEN/APP/18, Contract Management Process[A21] SQ/IRC/APP/18, Mesures de Couvertures Radio OUTDOOR[A22] SQ/IRC/APP/17, Contr�le de la Bande de Fr�quence Allou�e sur la Zonede D�ploiement.

2.2. REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

Templates

[A1] Model Report[A19] SQ/NE/APP/0029, Terrain database Validation[A7] Cell Plan Reference[A8] Site Location Criteria[A9] Cell Plan Report[A10] SQ/NE/APP/0032 Site Nomination Form[A11] SQ/NE/APP/0033 Site Nomination Change Form[A12] SQ/NE/APP/0034 Coverage Concession Form[A13] Radio Acceptance document[A14] Radio Site Verification Report[A16] PE/EFO/DD/002 Site Technical Dossier[A17] PE/EFO/DD/012 Site Survey Report[A18 ] PE/EFO/DD/001 Candidate Site Folder[A20] Network Coverage DocumentDatabase Reference



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3. ABBREVIATIONS & DEFINITIONS

3.1. ABBREVIATIONS

AE Application Engineering

C/I Carrier to Interference ratioCell Planning

CPM Customer Project Management

DTM Digital Terrain Map

EIRP Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power

LAC Location Area Code

ND Network DesignNPM Nortel Project Management

QoC Quality of CoverageQoS Quality of Service

RFQ Request For QuotationRSV Radio Site Verification

SAQ Site AcquisitionSE Site EngineeringSLC Site Location CriteriaSS Site Survey

RFQ Request For Quotation

TRS TransmissionTRX Transmitter Receiver



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3.2. DEFINITIONS

Cell Planning Tool

A generic name for the software tools used by the Cell Planning activity.

Cellular planning tool database

A database, owned and managed by cell planning that contains all informationrelated to the RF design for a project : field, antennae, model, sites ...

Clutter

A clutter is a statistical description of a given type of environment above theground, defined on radio propagation criteria.

Global Site Database

This database is the project database, it is shared between all teams, andprovide financial, purchase, and technical data.

Quality of coverage

One of the three following definitions shall be selected according customer (orcontractual) request :

1. probability for electromagnetic field to be equal or superior than agiven value at the edge of the cell

2. percentage of the cell area where electromagnetic field is equal orsuperior than a given value

3. probability for electromagnetic field to be equal or superior than agiven value inside a cell



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4. CELL PLANNING PROCESS OVERVIEW

4.1. PHASES DESCRIPTION

The Cell Planning consists in three phases, preliminary tasks, design andimplementation. This section describes these activities and the links betweenthem.

The first phase main objective is to gather hypotheses (antenna heights andtechnical data (such as terrain database, link budget calculation, trafficdimensioning, propagation model ...) in order to start the cell planning design.

The second phase objective is provide a cell planning (target site locations,frequency planning, TRX planning, and a tuned propagation model).

The third phase covers the cell planning implementation (final site locations,coverage concession, frequency planning, TRX planning, network engineeringsupport, radio acceptance support).

4.2. PRELIMINARY TASKS

Cell Plan Reference

Coverage target

Site information

Digital Maps

Propagation model

Link Budget

Traffic info

Frequency info

Hypotheses Gathering

Terrain DB select & improve

Model design

Link budget

RFQ / Contract

Customer meetings

Digital maps

RF Survey

Cell count

To start a cell planning activity several assumptions must be set. The objectivefor the phase ÇÊpreliminary tasksÊÈ is to summarise the required inputs for thedesign activities into the cell planning reference.



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4.3. DESIGN

Cell Plan Report

Inputs

Cell Planning

TRX Planning

Frequency allocation

Network coverage

Frequency Planning

Site Determination

TRX Planning

Frequency strategy

Site location criteria

C/I Maps

Choice of products

Coverage Maps

The main task of ÇÊdesignÊÈ is Site determination activity. Model tuning,frequency planning and TRX planning may be part of this phase but notnecessarily. These activities may also be done during the implementation part.Outputs of design are documented by the cell plan report.

4.4. IMPLEMENTATION

Site Selection

Coverage concession Database Reference

TRX Plan

Frequency plan

BSIC Plan

Neighbouring cell

LAC definition

Site characteristics

Radio Datafill

Coverage concession log

Candidate site folder

Cell planning tool Database

Paper Site Folders

Theoretical site locations specified during the site determination activityrepresent target. SAQ tries to find real locations which are the best matchingwith site location criteria. Design iterations may be necessary to adapt initialdesign to the site constraints.



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5. CELL PLANNING DETAILED ACTIVITIES

5.1. PRELIMINARY TASKS

5.1.1. HYPOTHESES GATHERING

Most of assumptions are derived from the RFQ, from meetings with thecustomer or from Nortel commercial decisions (products used). Hypothesesgathering consists in collecting from various sources information that arerequired for cell planning (coverage target, BTS equipment information, siteconstraints, existing sites, traffic information, frequency information).

Objectives

· gather cell planning hypotheses as specified in the cell planningreference document.

· propose a deployment strategy if required.

Tools

· link budget tool (to calculate maximum range of coverage for a site)· cellular planning tool (to define specific areas on the terrain database)

Inputs

· contract Request For Quotation (RFQ).· minutes of clarification meetings with the customer (if any).· internal memorandum about product strategy.· geographical maps· Nortel BTS configurations and BTS parameters (cf. [A6])

Outputs

· cell plan reference section 4 : coverage target· cell plan reference section 5 : site information· cell plan reference section 9 : traffic information· cell plan reference section 10 : frequency planning



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5.1.2. TERRAIN DATABASE SELECTION AND IMPROVEMENT

Digital Terrain Map (DTM) is a mandatory input for cell planning. Purchase of aterrain database is a deal between cost, delay and accuracy. Then, it is requiredto perform several checks on the terrain database data (heights, clutters,vectors, geographical continuity) to validate it (this is detailed in [A3]). RFsurvey reports and alternative sources of information (paper maps) may alsocontribute to improve the initial data accuracy.

Objectives

· purchase of DTM with appropriate accuracy in regards to cost anddelay

· check the database consistency and updating using alternative sourceof information, including results of RF survey.

· improve the database when needed (include updates, requalifiedclutters)

Tools

· cellular planning tool

Inputs

· contract Request For Quotation (RFQ).· paper geographical maps.· environment photos ( from clutter survey).· photos spot· clutter information (from the map provider).

Outputs

· cell plan reference section 6 : digital map· terrain database validation report· consolidated clutter definition



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5.1.3. LINK BUDGET

The link budget calculation specifies for each type of environment (urban,suburban, rural ... ) and each type of product ( indoor BTS, outdoor BTS,coupling system, antennas type ...) a maximum cell radius based on the Qualityof Service requirements (quality of coverage). These radius are used to producecell counts that give an idea of the number of sites required to meet the RFQ (orcontract) requirements.

Objectives

· specify the different cases (defined by environment or equipment ) totake into account for link budget calculation

· compute link budgets calculation (a tool based on a propagation modelis used).

· determine the Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP).· define the outdoor minimum field

Tools

· link budget tool (see [A5])

Inputs

· contract Request For Quotation.· specification and validation of a terrain database (see [A6])· validated terrain DB

Outputs

· cell plan reference section 8 : link budgets



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5.1.4. TRAFFIC DIMENSIONING

This activity aims at defining areas where traffic is the main constraint and leadsthe design. This may be identified by a positive difference between the numberof erlangs required on an area and the number of erlangs calculated from thenumber of sites used to cover that area. The type and configuration of cell sitescan be mapped on traffic area.

Objectives

· Identify area where traffic is more constraining than coverage.· determine BTS maximum config to be used for each traffic area

Tools

N/A

Inputs

· QoC versus area of coverage· link budget· cell plan reference section 9 : traffic information

Outputs

· Identify areas dimensioned by traffic and areas dimensioned bycoverage

· BTS max config versus traffic area



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5.1.5. CELL COUNT

This activity consists in calculation of the number of cell sites required to bothfulfill traffic and coverage requirement, in relation with choice of equipments.The cell count may be performed as a bid support task, to quote cell sites , orbefore design phase, to work out the number of cell sites that will be positioned.In the first case, several scenario may be considered in relation with the choiceof equipments

Objectives

· support bid quotation providing required quantity of equipment· determine cell site number for provisioning

Tools

· dimensioning table `· cell planning tool (possibly)· cell count tool (when available)

Inputs

· link budgets· required QoC versus areas of coverage· PLM Guidelines or project requirement for choice of equipments· cell plan reference section 9 : traffic information

Outputs

· number of sites / cells· configurations of equipment that optimize cell count



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5.1.6. MODEL DESIGN

This activity includes the choice of a propagation model, its calibration to focuson the major cell planning requirements linked to a contract. The propagationmodelling process assumes that the terrain database is validated. Thepropagation model is specific to a terrain database (or a part of it). Model tuningprocess details can be found in [A2]. If required, radio measurements might bespecified to study specific environments.

Objectives

· specify a propagation model using all available information.· specify the prediction thresholds and percentage of coverage.

Tools

· cellular planning tool.· link budget tool.

Inputs

· existing prediction models on other contracts.· measurements in equivalent environments.· terrain database.· all types of geographical maps, photos ... that allow to qualify the

environment.

Outputs

· propagation model installed on the cellular planning tool.· model report.· cell plan reference section 7.· link budget report· measurement campaign definition (if any).



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5.2. DESIGN

5.2.1. SITE DETERMINATION

This activity consist in determination of each site position and characteristics toachieve compliance with coverage and traffic requirement. Coverage maps areissued to represent the result of this design step.

Objectives

· evaluate the number of sites and their potential locations (usingfriendly sites).

· predict the service area.

Tools

· cellular planning tools.· geographical paper maps.

Inputs

· cell plan reference

Outputs

· site location criteria· cell plan report section 6 : cell planning· initial site database in the cellular planning tool



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5.2.2. MODEL TUNING

This activity is not mandatory but may occur during the design or theimplementation phase. The model tuning might be required if the level ofconfidence in the terrain database or in the model is not high enough. TheÇÊradio measurement validation processÊÈ (see [A4] ) details the method ofoperation.

Objectives

· check the validity of radio measurements.· verify consistency between propagation model and radio

measurements.· tune propagation model to improve the level of confidence.

Tools

· cellular planning tools

Input

· validated radio measurement files and reports with a format that canbe used on the cellular planning tools in use on the contract.

· existing propagation model.· existing terrain database· model report

Output

· tuned model· model report



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5.2.3. TRX PLANNING

Based on the contract subscriber profiles and contract products the trafficplanning specifies the TRX configuration for each site. If the required capacitycannot be provided by a site location then cell splits may be necessary. A newsite determination step might have to be done.

Objective

· determine (or confirm) the number of TRXs per cell needed to satisfythe customer's traffic requirements.

Tools

· traffic planning tool (if existing).

Inputs

· cell plan report (section 6 and 7 if completed)· subscriber profile model· cell plan reference (section 9).

Outputs

· cell plan report (section 5).



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5.2.4. FREQUENCY PLANNING

Assign frequencies according to the available RF channels in order to minimisethe interference. A C/I (Carrier to Interference) map is created to determine thelevels of interference. These two activities (frequency allocation and C/Ianalysis) are repeated until the frequency plan is acceptable.

Once the cells have been positioned and the number of TRXs per cell has beenset (or confirmed by the TRX Plan), frequencies must be allocated to each cellin a way which minimises interference using tilts and azimuths.

If frequency hopping is used, the C/I calculation with fixed frequencies isconsidered as a worst case.

Objective

· allocate frequencies to each cell to minimise the interference level.

Tools

· frequency planning tool.· traffic planning tool.

Inputs

· cell plan reference· reuse pattern model (if any).· cell plan report (section 5).· frequency scanning report (if any).· site database ( with frequency specifications on boundaries with other

providers/operators)· tuned propagation model (installed in the cellular planning tool).

Outputs

· cell plan report section 8· C/I Map



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5.3. IMPLEMENTATION

5.3.1. SITE SELECTION

A procedure to select sites shall be define and agree on a project basis, sincethe breakdown of responsibilities between the Customer, subcontractors andNortel teams is never the same.

Candidate sites brought back by SAQ team are evaluated according to the siteselection procedure. Cell Planning must participate in this procedure to checkthat the choice sticks to design, or to take actions (design iterations).

When a site is selected, a site nomination form shall be issued to record thedecision. It contains the site location, the antenna height, the azimuths, the tilts(see A10). This form must be signed by the Cell planning team, the Siteacquisition team and the Transmission team.

If data change on a site nomination form, the team responsible for the changeissues a site nomination change form. The same approval process as for sitenomination applies.

Objectives

· choose a single real location per theoretical site, this location issupposed to be the best among the proposed ones .

· share data (site location, antennae height, azimuths, tilts) between cellplanning, site acquisition, and transmission teams.

· maintain the cellular planing tool site database up to date.

Tools

· terrain database maps & geographical maps· camera, binoculars, compass, decametre· global site database (folders, computer database ...).

Inputs· candidate site folder

Outputs

· site nomination form or site nomination change form· network coverage document· updated cell plan report section 6



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5.3.2. COVERAGE CONCESSIONS

It may occur that no candidate sites can match the criteria which implies a localproblem (coverage holes, poor quality of service, high interference level ... ).Cell planning specifies the exposure, and propose a solution (add one moresite, increase the height of a site...).

A coverage concession form (see A12) is issued to explain the problem andthe proposed solution. This forms is a support for discussion with customerproject management, which is expected to sign it when an agreement has beenfound.

Concession forms are stored in the coverage concession log, to share data atthe project level.

Objectives

· keep track of coverage problems.· propose solutions to solve coverage holes.· maintain an accurate communication link with customer project

management to deal with cell planning problems.

Tools

· cellular planning tool.· QoC tool

Input

· cell plan report document corresponding to the theoretical design.

Output

· coverage concessions· measurement requests



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5.3.3. RADIO DATAFILL

Radio datafill is an iterative process which defines the radio parameters (TRXplan, frequency plan ...).

Objectives

· provide updated values for TRX plan, frequency plan, BSIC plan.· provide neighbouring cell definition· provide initial LAC definition

Tools

· cellular planning tool.· frequency planning tool· traffic planning tool

Input

· terrain database· radio parameters (feeder length, EIRP, azimuth, tilts ...)· cell planning tool database

Output

· database reference· updated cell planning tool database



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5.3.4. RSV & NEO SUPPORT

Cell planning activity is an input for RSV activity. The RSV support is anhandover between CP team and RSV team. The two teams shall agree adeliverable plan that they cover the RSV needs in terms of contents and delay.

Cell planning remains owner of the cell planning tool database during RSVprocess and design iterations may be necessary to maintain global consistencywhen RSV implement local modification.

Objectives

· assist RSV team in the completion of the RSV document and to helpthem to present it to the customer.

· provide support to RSV activity (terrain and site knowledge).· provide the required deliverables to RSV team (coverage concession

log, cell plan report)

Tools

· cellular planning tool.

Inputs

· cell plan report (last version - normally issued after Implementationphase)

· coverage concession log.· global site database· cellular planning tool database· trouble reports

Outputs

· site nomination change form· updated coverage concession log document· updated global siteÕs database· updated cellular planning tool database



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6. SUMMARY OF DELIVERABLES

6.1. MAPPING ON PROCESS STEPS

The following table shows the links between documents (or document sections)and the steps of cell planning activities.

CP ref CP Rep NCD CC Log SLCPreliminary TasksHypotheses Gathering 4 - 5 - 9 - 10

Terrain DB Specif & validation 6

Link Budget 8

Traffic dimensioning 9

Model Design 7

DesignSite determination 6 - 7 x

Model tuning 4

Frequency planning 8

Traffic planning 5

ImplementationSite selection 6 - 7 x x

Coverage concession x x

Radio datafill x

RSV & NEO support x

Abbreviation reminder :

CP Ref Cell Plan ReferenceCP Rep Cell Plan ReportNCD Network Coverage DocumentCC log Coverage Concession LogSLC Site Location Criteria



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6.2. CIRCULATION OF DELIVERABLES BETWEEN TEAMS

CP CPM NPM TRS RS RSV SAQ SS SE AEPreliminary Tasks

Cell plan reference

Design

Cell plan report


Implementation


Candidate site folder

Site nomination form

Site nomination change form


Radio measurement request

Radio measurement report

Network coverage document

Site survey report

Site technical dossier

Cell plan report

sender/initiator approver receiver

CP Cell PlanningCPM Customer Project ManagementNPM Nortel Project ManagementTRS TransmissionRS Radio SurveyRSV Radio Site VerificationSAQ Site AcQuisitionSS Site SurveySE Site EngineeringAE Application Engineering



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7. CELL PLANNING INTERFACES

7.1. INTERFACES OVERVIEW

TRSPlan transmission links for

sites selected

Customer PMlay down friendly sites

allow coverage concessions

Cell Planning

NDspecify LAC and parenting

from CP info

SEprovide accurate info

about sites

RSprovide survey and

measurements

RSVensure modules design and

evolutions

AEDatafill BSS in consistency

with design

Nortel PMarbitrate between RF and

acquisition

SSpropose sites and collect

info about sites

SAQnegociate sites

7.2. INTERFACES DESCRIPTION

Nortel Project management

CP inform Nortel project management to allow arbitration between radiocoverage requirements and acquisition constraints (time or cost).

Customer Project management

CP keeps Customer Project management informed of the Cell Plan status andto negotiate if necessary coverage deviation from the design. CoverageConcession Log and Network Coverage Document support this negotiation.

Network Design

CP provides Network Design with geographical data (based on best servermaps) to specify LAC or parenting.



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Application Engineering

CP provides Application Engineering with radio parameters for datafill purpose(neighbouring, frequency plan, TRX planningÊ...).

Transmission Planning

CP make sure with Transmission Planning that respective plans are compatiblein terms of site locations, antennas and dishes heights, frequency used.

Site Acquisition

Cell Planning provide Site Acquisition with theoretical locations, then bothevaluate potential sites and select one.

Site Survey

Cell Planning collaborates with Site Survey to make sure that there is nochange or limitation that impacts the radio coverage and checks their SiteSurvey Report.

Site Engineering

CP checks site parameters provided by Site Engineering that impacts the radiocoverage (antennae position, building heightÊ...).

Radio Survey

Radio survey provide radio measurements to CP for site selection. Thesemeasurements allow to qualify a clutter, to check the radio spectrum around asite, to tune the propagation model or/and to nominate a site (whenmeasurement is required by a cell planer).

CP provides a document specifying the mission : type of measurement (indoor,outdoor, roads ...), locations, mean to get access on site, available frequency toperform radio tests, specific requirements about radio reports (special type ofplotted map, format of measurements files).

Radio Site Verification

CP helps Radio Site Verification to define acceptance criteria when required inthe contract and/or to optimise the BSS part of the network.



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8. SITE IMPLEMENTATION DATA MANAGEMENT

8.1. OVERVIEW OF DATA FLOW

CP Tool Database

Paper Site Folders

Maps Database

Nomination


Candidate

BTS BTS BTS

Global Site Database

Candidate sites

Nomination forms

8.2. CELLULAR PLANNING TOOL DATABASE

This database is the site database of the Cellular planning tool, it reflects thesite status from the cell planning point of view and is owned by cell planningteam. This database is created during the site determination activity and isupdated after frequency and traffic planning activity.

During the implementation phase the database must be updated with info from :

· candidates site folder, to record the best offered site location· site nomination change form, to record changes

RSV & NEO reports



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8.3. MAPS LOG

All maps leaving the cell planning team are named, archived and recorded. Themaps are stored as computer files, and a text file is used to record the mapsdetails.

8.4. SITE FOLDERS

Candidates site folders, site survey report, site technical dossier must beindexed by theoretical site, to find out quickly all data related to a theoreticalsite.

This ÇÊpaper databaseÊÈ is updated by the SAQ team whenever new reports ornew information on an existing site location are gathered.

A site nomination form is issued and signed for each site by cell planning, siteacquisition and transmission teams. A site nomination change form is issuedand signed for each nominated site where changes occur (height, exactlocation...). The team responsible for the change issues the form and makessure that the other teams sign it.

These forms must be stored with the Site Folders.

8.5. GLOBAL SITE DATABASE

This database is created by SAQ when they start their activities. This databasecontains all data related to a site ( cell planning parameters, SAQ, SE, SS data).

This database is the only official database for all teams. It can only be updatedusing site nomination or the site nomination change form signed by CP, SAQand transmission teams.

This database is under the responsibility of the Nortel project management,each team has a read only access to the database.

8.6. COVERAGE CONCESSION LOG

The coverage concession log is a paper folder which contains all cell planningstudies (coverage maps, QoS calculation) related to design deviations.

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