Introduction

• To study the planning of the 3G network that provides optimum topology.

• To investigate the planning of handover which the network

service provider satisfy their customers with good quality of

signal.

• To identify the W-CDMA is best choice for implementation of

soft handover.

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optimisation: 2G/2.5G/3G evolution to 4G. Chichester: John Wiley.

• Cellular phone networks have been growth in their usage due to

the widespread improvements in 3G technologies.

• People always expect to have high quality connectivity at all times.

In order to provide the good service, handover is essential for

consistent communication.

• In a W-CDMA cellular network, the soft handover is used to share

same frequency within same cell.

Simulation

• Forsk Atoll 2.8.0 software is used for radio network planning

and optimisation.

• The planning process starts by import digital map. Then, the

software itself calculate the location altitude.

• The digital map divided into several hexagonal cells, and

placed the BTS in required location. Then, the handover status

simulation run by calculation.

The figures show the simulation result by using Forsk Atoll

software.

Figure 2: Network coverage selected

location

Figure 4: Traffic density selected

location

Figure 5: Signal Strength dBm

Figure 3: Satellite map selected

location

Figure 6: BTS location placement

Objectives

Methodology

Result & Discussion

Conclusion• The handover planning had been achieved the criteria

stated of this project. In this project, the goal is to planning

handover with good signal strength. The value of signal

strength ranging from -80dBm to -100dBm, which

considered as good signal strength.

• Soft handover used by the W-CDMA standards, so that a

cell phone is simultaneously connected to two or more cells

during a call.

• From this handover planning the network service provider

satisfy their customers with good quality of signal. This

design can be applicable in urban area, sub-urban or open

area.

Figure 1: Atoll software using digital map

Department of Electronics & Computer Eng. Technology

Faculty of Engineering Technology

THE PLANNING OF HANDOVER

IN 3G TECHNOLOGY

Supervised By:

Mr Win Adiyansyah Indraadiyansyah@utem.edu.my

Saravanan A/L Sukumaran

B071210044B071210044@student.utem.edu.my

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