RF PLANNING

PROCEDURES

PRELIMINARY WORK
Setup site tracking database
This is done using Project management or site management
databases.
This is the central database which is used by all relevant
department, viz. RF, Site acquisition, Power, Civil engineering etc,
and avoids data mismatch.

Load master lease site locations in database

If predetermined friendly sites that can be used are available,
then load this data into the site database.

PRELIMINARY WORK
Marketing Analysis and GOS determination
Marketing analysis is mostly done by the customer.
Growth plan is provided which lists the projected subscriber
growth in phases.
GOS is determined in agreement with the customer (generally the
GOS is taken as 2%)
Based on the marketing analysis, GOS and number of carriers as
inputs, the network design is carried out.
Zoning Analysis
This involves studying the height restrictions for antenna heights
in the design area.

PRELIMINARY WORK
Initial cell radius calculation
Using link budget calculation, the maximum allowable path loss is
calculated.
Using Okumura hata emprical formula, the initial cell radius can
be calculated.

Initial cell count estimates

Once the cell radius is known, the area covered by one site can
be easily calculated.
By dividing the total area to be covered by the area of each cell, a
initial estimate of the number of cells can be made.

INITIAL SURVEY
Morphology Definition
Morphology describes the density and height of man made or
natural obstructions.
Morphology is used to more accurately predict the path loss.
Some morphology area definitions are Urban, Suburban, rural,
open etc.
Density also applies to morphology definitions like dense urban,
light suburban, commercial etc.
This basically leads to a number of sub-area formation where the
link budget will differ and hence the cell radius and cell count will
differ.