ICS telecom

Network planning
Spectrum management
Indoor / outdoor
WiMAX
3D building models
Satellite
Radar
GSM / 3G
OFDM

Solutions in Radiocommunications

ICS telecomnG : extreme power in

multi-channel planning and modelling

ICS telecom nG represents

a major innovation in the
world of radio planning
tools for next generation
wireless networks.
nG is mobile internetready. Supporting high
bit rate applications such
as 3G mobile networks,
WiFi or WiMAX, ICS
telecom nG provides
unrivalled accuracy and
power to design, simulate
and analyze the latest
technologies in complex
environments mixing indoor
and outdoor situations,
dense urban landscape
and open areas, multiple
services such as voice,
data, wireless VoIP or
Personal Broadband.

With
increasing
pressure on
investment
costs and
returns on
investment,
radio-communication
engineers
supporting
this business must nd the most
expedient way to roll out
systems in continuously
shrinking timeframes.
How to control network
costs, speed up the roll
out phase and minimize
network adjustments
after installation? ICS
telecom nG is the key
answer to the equation.

Our business
is radio
ATDI has the experience
and skills to understand
radio and the modelling,
planning, measurement
and regulation of
the radio world.
Our focus is radio
and all the
technologies
and system
types that
use the radio
spectrum
for their
operation.
Our
customers
are
operators,
regulators,
consultants,

systems integrators,
equipment vendors and
end users who make use
of these links and who
need to enhance their
understanding through our
products and services.
As contributors to the
leading world radio
institutions, we integrate
new standards as soon
as they are available,
ensuring that our
software tools are always
at the forefront of the
technological evolutions.

Multiple
technologies,
one view
No network uses a single
technology. Modern
networks are multi-layered,
and each layer is intricately linked to the others.
Forget the time when one
could focus on one technology and condently hope
that the others would t.
Today, capacity requirements involve an accurate
design and planning of
all the technology layers
interacting with each other.
Covering a unique spectrum of services and
standards, ICS telecom
nG provides the view
and the tools to plan and
optimize a large number
of analogue and digital
technologies, including:
Aeronautical systems,
broadcast TV and radio,

RF planning
goes to Mars
with nG

One objective of the

Mars Proximity Wireless
Network project is to
simulate radio frequency
coverage on Martian terrain using commercial
off-the-shelf
communication technology to
setup a cost-effective and
reliable wireless local
area network. Reliability
assessment of the WiFi
technology on Mars will
be determined by using
radio coverage software
with good resolution cartography and propagation
models.
cellular, xed radio access,
land mobile, marine systems, microwave bearers,
mobile data, paging, radar,
satellite, telemetry...
ICS telecom nG incorporates sophisticated algorithms
to manage the diversity of
equipments, to ensure that
incompatibilities between
systems will not affect the
availability of the communications, and to forecast
capacity bottlenecks in
the overall network.

Local or nation
wide network
management
nG is capable of managing
any size of network from
intensive local area to
extensive countrywide
regions. The use of
internal and external
database allows for easy
management of thousands
of sites, including their
technical parameters and
coverage. The needs of the
end-user are also taken
into account through the
following services:
- geographical areas or
population to be covered
- detailed subscriber access
ICS telecom nG integrates state-of-the-art digital cartography for network analysis and geomarketing
management
purposes
- estimated trafc...
sharing, system administration, network optimization, service marketing...

Fast and
economical
network design WiMAX ready

ICS telecom
nG provides
benets at
all stages
of the network lifecycle,
covering tasks such as:

ICS telecom nG is already

compatible with the ProfP
175M to 10M data required
for the C/I, IRF and COFDM
interference calculations.
The frequency assignment
and optimization
engine also takes
ICS telecom nG manages the ve cartographic layers that are
necessary for the propagation prediction and results display: digital terrain models,
full advantage of
geo-referenced maps or imagery, clutter les, vector les and building height les
this new feature.
The specially
developed mixed
propagation model
allows the design
of WiMAX base
stations for mobile
services as well as for
indoor/outdoor coverage.

Technology evaluation,
business modelling, infrastructure dimensioning,
network planning, spectrum
management, network
proong, engineering data

nG also incorporates the

concept of adaptive modulation (voice, data, TV) used
for the access calculations
in 802.16x mode at the
subscriber level.

nG increases efciency,
reduce costs and mitigate
commercial and engineering risk. A few days of
expert training allows endusers to immediately produce accurate
and effective
results soon
after installation.

Path prole in a urban environment with ICS telecom nG : outdoor

propagation is mixed with signal diffusion into the buildings

ICS telecom nG provides the functionnality

to model every radiocommunications type
- Spectrum
management
- 3G dedicated
design features
- Satellites
communication
nG can be congured
by the user to be the
- Microwave
link network design
specialist toolbox for
radio planning, technical
- PMR - Private mobile
spectrum management,
radio networks
network planning or
(TETRA, TETRAPOL)
just a simple coverage
- RLAN - Satellites
and link planning tool.
+ WiFi
Designed to allow
- Radars and
direction nders
integration into other
systems, nG can
nG is capable of managing
communicate with a
hundreds of thousands of
system planning suites,
sites within any one project,
spectrum management
including all their coverage
and monitoring systems or information. It is based on
individual system frequency a graphic user interface
management packages.
for both single users and
network planning teams.
nG utilizes a proprietary
three dimensional
cartographic workspace
(Digital Elevation Model)
for all operations and
analysis. Analysis results
can be displayed on
ICS telecom nG offers
dynamic 2D or 3D display.
the essential functions
for electronic radio
Its capabilities include
simulation.
Such functions
but are not limited to:
include connectivity, trafc
and interference.
These functions
completely integrate all the
requirements
for todays
technology
examples
such as:
ICS telecom nG is a
comprehensive wireless
management software
application for civil and
military networks.

Digital
communication

W-CDMA,
UMTS,
DVB-T,
T-DAB,
WiFi and
WiMAX.

It also contains a module

possible scenarios across
for digital modulation
a range of frequencies,
schemes with
or takes
delay considchannels
ICS telecom nG
eration. This
from a
is the multiallows processfrequency list.
ing gain to
technology toolbox nG can be
be computed
for radio planning, directly
in simulcast
systems.
technical spectrum integrated
within a specnG computes
management,
trum control
the relative
system or
or just a simple
received signal
a spectrum
coverage or link
level to calculate
manageprocessing gain
ment system
planning tool for
or loss and it
to monitor
reporting purposes licensing,
allows the user
to randomly
electromagplace sites to deploy a
netic compatibility, interconceptual network and
national coordination
then compute all the
simulations to build a
picture of the performance
of that network.
This allows extensive
scenario modeling to
build trends and models.
Statistical charts
illustrating simulation
results extensively
describe interactions
between existing and
future networks.

Spectrum
management
ICS telecom nG
automatically assigns
frequencies and optimizes
spectrum occupancy,
re-using frequencies
when ever possible.
The frequency assignment
module uses C/I or drop
in threshold methods. The
algorithm considers all the

Database
and multimedia
folders

The information
available is
enhanced by the
use of multimedia
folders (containing
sounds, images,
spreadsheets and
text) associated
with each object.
Sorting and
modication of
database elements
is possible, and
parts of the database
can be extracted for
further analysis.
ICS telecom nG user is
also able to exchange
data with any ODBC
compatible database
such as Microsoft

Microwave link path budget with ICS telecom nG : reliability & outage time
prediction

- Digital elevation models

- Raster maps
- Satellite and aerial photos
This allows the operator to
- Clutter information
connect to existing databases and to share technical - Vector data
information on a computer
- 3D building models
network on a large scale.
ICS map server, the natural companion tool to nG
allows for easy import and
geo-conversion of standard map data format.

Population & geomarketing analysis with ICS telecom nG :

integration of census and demographic data

Access(TM), Oracle(TM), SQL

Server(TM) or Informix(TM).

ATDI restitution labs

may also quickly build or
import the require data.

Interference
analysis
Improved
map engine

Few radio networks today

enjoy the freedom of
noise limited coverage.
Spectrum demand means
frequency sharing.

ICS telecom nG manages

ve cartographic layers
used for propagation
calculations and display :

nG lets the planner analyze

the resulting interference
and balance network
availability with spectrum
resource and budget.

ICS telecom nG features technology oriented display :

above, overlapping areas of transmitters and below, composite coverage

Today we pride ourselves in the supply of solutions.

Solutions to our customers radio problems, whatever they may be
characteristics of the
transmitter, including
transmitter output power,
operating frequency,
antenna response in
three dimensions and
antenna system gains and
losses. The associated
receiver is described
in full by its sensitivity,
antenna characteristics,
bandwidth and noise oor.

Best server
identication
In xed radio access
networks and indeed
anywhere where links are
needed to a multiplicity of
outstations or subscribers,
knowledge of which base
station serves best is critical to antenna orientation at
that subscriber. The report
shown can also include
2nd, 3rd... best server.

Networkplanning
A simple process allows
the users to develop an
optimized network, consid-

ering the geographical

area to be covered, the
characteristics of the
transmitter/receivers and
the installation constraints.
The planning engineer
can therefore state the
network requirements and
work to achieve optimal
performance in trafc
capacity, link budget,
reliability, resilience and
population or area covered.
Coverage is
calculated by
considering
the technical
characteristics of
the transmitter,
the propagation
models (including
diffraction from
terrain and
buildings),
earth curvature,
rain and other
atmospheric
effects and the
characteristics
of the distant
receiver.
nG
calculates
coverage by
considering
all technical

Propagation
models

In addition several models

are optionally available
such as aeronautical
propagation (ITU-R P.528),
Recommendation ITU-R
P.533 for HF sky wave
communications, Recommendation ITU-R P.368
for LF/MF/HF ground
wave communications.
These optional models
extend the range of use
of ICS telecom down to
10kHz and its applications.

A variety of propagation
models are provided
within ICS telecom nG
to suit the particular
modeling scenario.
These cover the
effects of diffusion,
diffraction, refraction and
reection. The standard
models include:
Free space loss plus
diffraction
(Fresnel is
a unique
ATDI-ism),
OkamuraHata/Cost
231,
Recommendation
ITU-R P.370
and its
replacement
ITU-R P.1546, Lambertian
Reections, Deygout 94
method for consideration
of diffraction, Recommendation ITU-R P.526,
Recommendation ITU-R
P.452, Consideration of
rainfall and other hydrometeors (ITU-R P.838),
Tropospheric scatter
propagation (ITUR P.617).

Unicode is
now available
with the nG
version

3G dedicated
features with
ICS telecom nG

pilot coverage,
Eb/No, Ec/Io,
serving cell
analysis

Propagation
model :

deterministic,
statistical and
ITU compatible
(coordination)

Propagation loss in
urban environment
An Urban Canyon function
in ICS telecom nG shows
communications capabilities
determined from the urban
setting to include building
reections and blockages.
Weather effects for
ground-to-satellite
communications
Weather conditions are
modeled using ITU and
Crane methods calculations
as well as vapor density
losses for higher frequency
communications.

Directional
subscriber
antennas
ICS telecom nG has
an internal equipment
database that comes as
standard. The tool allows
the user to design their own
antennas for use at base

stations, link terminals and

at subscribers. These polar
responses can be viewed
and used in 3D, providing
the network planner with
virtually unlimited network
modeling potential.

and optimizes the installation

of a second reception antenna :
- P2P link design and analysis;
- Link budget;
- Frequency planning and
interference analysis.

All links in nG are dened by

the technical characteristics
of the two terminals. These
characteristics can be
entered through individual
parameters or by selecting
terminal equipment, antennas
and feeders from a user-built
database. The microwave
link modeling features
include creation of terrain
proles between two stations
using passive repeaters
and automatic path budget
calculations generation.

Customer driven modications

are standard procedures for
ATDI. Database integration,
custom frequency plans,
formatting of reports, etc.
are normal requests from
our customers and are
turned over within the
context of a supply project.

Customer
Microwave links modications

The path analysis takes into

account multiple ground
reections. ICS telecom nG
also considers space diversity

Now available
in Unicode
All user-denable strings
can be dened using
UNICODE characters
thereby allowing language
customization (into Chinese,
Japanese and the like).

ICS telecom nG optimizes 3G : TDD, FDD, TDD + FDD,

multi services simulation, automatic site placement and validation

GSM / 3G auto
planning

cessful. The measure of the

success of this methodology
was that :
White paper available at: The 2 week deadline was
www.atdi.co.uk/casestudies/45/ met ;
2 engineers were used and
GSM---3G-autohence the cost saving was
planning.htm
realised ;
The mission was to
provide our client with All the required deliverables
were supplied.
a GSM/3G network
plan for all the primary The cost benet to the client
cities and link these
was considerable when comto form a national
pared to traditional network
plan for a sizeable
planning approaches. The
country. All of this
nal cost of the job was a
had to be achieved
fraction of the cost of manual
within 2 weeks. The
methods.
network design was
for business plan
analysis and spectrum application and
therefore indicative
sites with indicative topology were
required to scope the
network. The technology was 2G although
the concept applies
Using automatic methods in
equally to 2.5g and
modelling software does not
3G. The method
replace the need for engineeproposed and subring rigour indeed it makes
sequently used by
it all the more essential to
ATDI to produce the avoid the rubbish in, rubbish
required information out syndrome so prevawas completely suc- lent in automatic systems.
It does, however, make the
job much quicker, more
deterministic and
signicantly more
cost effective.
Dedicated
features
>Existing site
validation
(GSM)
>Network
analysis
>Network
design and
analysis
>Multi-service
trafc modeling

Comparison Measurement / Simulation. ICS telecom nG allows

the import of eld strength measurements made by on-site drive testers around a
site, and allows them to be compared with the simulated coverage along the same
route. The resulting correlation allows an optimization of the model that was used for
the simulation Model tuning can be processed either step-by-step or automatically.

Broadband
wireless access

each tranche of spectrum,

ATDI provided the means of
level playing eld evaluation.
ICS Telecom was used to
White paper available at: model the various offers and
www.atdi.co.uk/casestudies/40/
to show whether or not the
broadband-wireless-access.htm
different technologies and
Broadband wireless access
different proposals met the
is a technology or service
regulators requirements. In
that has apparent utility but
countries such as Germany
since the early days of narrow and Switzerland, regulaband forerunners it has been tors used ICS Telecom to
searching for a business plan determine and demonstrate
that works and one that will
that exported interference
break-even even on a modest across their borders was at
scale. ATDI have supported
an acceptable level. Opemost of the BFWA players
rators and their consultants
across Europe.
learned too that they needed
During the period when there to comply with the various
memoranda of understanding
were many applications for
and called on
ATDI to check
compliance site
by site.

ICS telecom nG can model adaptive

modulation setting modulation order

according to the signal level received

ICS telecom nG graphical

user interface is intuitive, customizable

and improves management of projects

Tetra network coverage with backbone

As the policy in the regulators

changed from beauty contest to
auction, so ATDIs role changed. Our support to our regulator customers swung from
supply of evaluation tools to
supply of consultancy services
to evaluate methods of licencing.

ICS telecom nG features 802.16x access calculations :

LOS/nLOS simulation, adaptive modulation, C/I, IRF, COFDM interference

calculation, frequency assignment

Multi-technology oriented : ICS telecom nG includes

a multi layered architecture allowing the mix of satellite PoP, WiFi coverage,
microwave link backhauling within the same project.
International coordination: propagation model, list of countries
covered, compliant with agreements and recommendations from CEPT, ITU.

The regulators were now

striving to nd ways to divide
the spectrum lots to make them
attractive. The Irish regulator,
ComReg, went one step further
contracting ATDI to develop a
method of appraising individual
site assignment for a regime
akin to PMR where BFWA operators could apply for a licence
for any number of sites from
one upwards.
Tomorrows networks are likely
to use mesh methods where
each subscriber is a repeater
providing service to others.
ATDI have already implemented mesh functions in their
tools. They are also look like
cellular networks possibly
allowing self-installation by the
subscriber to reduce the CPE
installation overhead thereby
improving viability. There are
huge challenges for the future
and ATDI will again be instrumental in guiding operators.
Dedicated features
>Search and optimize base station
localization
>Associate each subscriber with
the best base station according to
spectrum occupancy and trafc
>Calculate link budget for each
subscriber
>Analyze each station trafc load
>Complete frequency planning and
advanced interferences analysis

Mixed absorptiondiffraction
propagation
models for
wireless proximity
networks
White paper available at:
www.atdi.com/papers.htm
Outdoor networks transmit
signals which may be received
indoor. When relatively low
frequencies are used, for
instance in broadcast, the
diffraction is considered
to predominate over the
absorption and the fact that the
receiver is indoors is taken into
account through an increase of
the reception threshold
(cf. Chester 97 Agreement for
the coordination and planning
of DVB-T).
On the other hand, for purely
indoor networks, the standard
approach is to neglect the
diffraction and to focus on the
absorption due to the materials
through which the signal
passes (cf. IMT-2000/ITU1225).
With the emergence of the
new proximity networks (WiFi,
WiMAX, DECT...), using
outdoor base stations with
indoor and outdoor subscribers
at relatively high frequencies,
the border between absorption
and diffraction becomes much
fuzzier, and there is a need to
use mixed models.
Diffraction models : the
different treatment of buildings
and terrain in calculating
diffraction in ICS Telecom
nG is based on standard
recommendations (ITU-R 526,
Deygout, Bullington...)
Absorption models: for purely
indoor networks, ICS Telecom
nG provides the ability to
specify in detail the material
of each wall or partition taking
information from building
drawings.

HTZ warfare nG
HTZ warfare nG is a comprehensive
wireless management software application for civil and military networks.
HTZ warfare nG can be congured by
the user to be the specialist toolbox
for electronic warfare mission planning, technical spectrum management,
network planning or just as a simple
coverage and link planning tool for eld
operations. HTZ warfare nG is designed
to allow integration into other systems,
like system mission planning suites,
spectrum management/monitoring systems or individual system frequency
management packages.
The HTZ warfare nG tool utilizes digital
terrain models to simulate communication effects with a dynamic two and
three-dimensional display from a frequency range of 10 kHz to 450 GHz.
HTZ warfare nG capabilities include but
are not limited to:
Electronic Warfare
Spectrum Management
Tactical Communications
HTZ warfare nG is capable of managing hundreds of thousands of sites
within any one project, including all their
coverage information. HTZ warfare nG
is based on a graphic user interface for
both a single user or to network teams.
HTZ warfare nG utilizes a proprietary
three-dimensional cartographic workspace (Digital Elevation Model) for all
operations and analysis. HTZ warfare
nG analysis results can be displayed on
dynamic 2D or 3D display.

ICS manager nG
ICS manager nG is a software platform
dedicated to advanced RF spectrum
management. Initially targeted at
regulators, its exibility and ease of use
is of great value to operators as well.
The ICS manager nG platform is based
on the guidelines of recommendation
ITU-R. SM.1370. It offers:
A safe database system
environment
Powerful data exchange
functions
Customizable reports
edition tool
Dedicated data-input interfaces
Enhanced visualization
functions

As a synthetic tool, ICS manager nG

enables to:
Make sure that new services do not
interfere with existing systems according to
ITU plans and regional & national plans
Manage administrative procedures in
accordance with the national, regional
and international rules
Optimize the sharing of frequencies,
Supply secure administrative and technical data storage and management
Efciently share information between
actors
The set of standard modules of ICS
manager nG covers all the needs of
Regulating authorities.

ATDI product range

ICS microwave
ICS microwave features a
complete software dedicated
to microwave planning, well
integrated with the whole
ATDI software. For example,
ICS microwave can automatically link BTS stations
together to suggest a backbone network.
Microwave backbone networks are easy to manage
thanks to advanced yet easy
to use dedicated functions,
and the database structure
specic to microwave links.
Features such as automatic
frequency assignment, automatic antenna alignment,
automatic antenna height
setting to meet clearance
parameters, link budget
analysis, and interference
calculations are all standard
features of the software.
For each link, the user can
open a microwave link analysis window, and analyse the
technical characteristics of
the link:
Availability, quality, margin,
losses (diffraction, gases,
rain...), RSL...

ICS map server

ICS map server is an
advanced software system
designed to create and
manage digital cartography
datasets. Operators working
on very sizeable networks or
those who are present over

very large territories need

large amounts of cartographic
data. ICS map server is a
software designed to create
topographic data les via the
processing of land contours,
interpolations, maps, aerial
and satellite views, conversions, etc.
The latest release of ICS
map server integrates a
large number of new functionalities that make it one of
the most powerful systems
for cartographic database
management. In particular
it integrates the automation
of the project creation process, making it possible to
immediately display the data
available for any region, etc.
Suitable for all image processing work and digital terrain model les (DTM) it can
interface with image processing tools as well as with
market-available geographic
information system software
(GIS).

Antios
Antios is a 3D software
system for the design of
antennas and antenna systems. The increasing occupation of radio frequencies
requires
new
antenna
designs capable of meeting both frequency allocation plans and the coverage
requirements of each operator. Mobile communications
and broadcasting networks

must satisfy complex constraints designed to reduce

or eliminate possible interference. Modeling such a complex problem was solved with
Antios software. This highly
innovative product enables
engineers to design systems using multiple horizontal or vertical dipole arrays
arranged around the support. A 3D diagram enables
denition of the positions of
antenna components and
the necessary phase shifts to
obtain the requisite propagation result.

HerTZ mapper
HerTZ mapper is a simplied
software system for radio
coverage analysis. This product, which is immensely popular with broadcasters, has
undergone numerous recent
technological upgrades, in
particular in terms of performance, user-friendliness and
ergonomics. These changes
conrm that HerTZ mapper
is the ideal tool for light radio
network analysis and simulation.
Finally, HerTZ mapper can be
connected to a GPS system,
thereby enabling eld teams
to carry out customer site
surveys, and then repatriate
the data to ICS telecom nG in
order to obtain further details.
A demo version of HerTZ
mapper is available at:
www.atdi.com

ICS online provide networks on the net - www.atdi.com/icsonline.html

The recently introduced ICS online represents a powerful and yet simple internet / intranet gate to your
network data, and a link between the network design
team and the marketing department, the sales force,
the customer center and the installation and main-

tenance services. ICS online is entirely designed to

answer typical questions such as:
- Where should we market the service?
- Can a particular prospect be connected?
- Can I subscribe to your service?
- What are the installation instructions for this new
client?
- I cannot use the service today, is there a problem
with your network?
Built using the latest Rich Internet Application technologies, ICS online provides everyone in your organization
with an up-to-date, intuitive and exible map interface
gathering all the relevant network information:
- Mapping data handles multiple scales,
- Service coverage: handles multiple services,
- Geomarketing data (companies/clients, addresses
and corresponding geographic coordinates),

- Network constituents (base stations, links...),

- Technical notes (for installation, maintenance...),
- Real-time network status (failures, maintenance
status...).
Main features
>Works as an Internet or Intranet application. Light
client using Macromedia Flash Player only.
>Map display: Pan, Zoom in / out, Change map
scale, Coordinate display
>Coverage display by service.
>Address Query based on street number, street
name, city, province... (handles misspellings).
>Coverage quality at the center point of the map.
Handles various kinds of coverages (eld
strength, C/I, Ec/Io, Eb/No...). Customized comments on the coverage quality.
>Report including map extract, coverage details...

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Main features of ICS telecom nG

1.Station parameters
Standard
- Location
- Height above ground
- Power
- Dynamic power range
- Gain
- Losses
- Frequency
- Bandwidth
- Modulation
- Channels: Transmitter & receiver
- User frequency plan
- Administrative information
- Type: Transmitter, Radar, subscriber, microwave,
satellite, user...
- Signal information: FM, TVA, Wimax...
- Polarization
- Vertical pattern, every 1
- Horizontal pattern, every 5
- 3D Patterns
- Parabolas
- Multimedia folder: texts, images, sounds...
- Automatic changes of antenna parameters for
activated antennas.
Advanced
- Carrier
- Coverage & receiver thresholds
- KTBF
- Noise Level
- TIL
- TV parameters
- CDMA / W-CDMA parameters
- Trafc parameters
- Launch delay
- NFD matrix...
Radar parameters
2.Tools
- Power converter
- Field strengt converter
- Cell range calculator
- Noise calculator
- W-CDMA trafc calculator
- Earth radios coverage
- Coordinate converter
- IRF mask calculator
- Multimap
- Indoor map design
- user dened reports
3.Microwave link parameters
- All station parameters plus:
- Amplier database
- Feeder database
- Cable database
- Frequency & space diversity: 2 & 4 receivers
- Automatic antenna orientation
- Quality objectives parameters
4.Propagation models
- Fresnel
- Okumura Hata
- COST 231
- Wojnar
- Vienna 93
- ITU-R.P370-7
- ITU-R. 525 & 526
- User model (dll)
- ITU-R. P452-10
- ITU-R. P1546 (BLM)
- Tropospherical propagation models: NBS 101,
ITU 617
- HF: skywaves & groundwaves
- Aeronautical model

- Ducting
- Customisable
Diffraction
- Bullington
- Deygout
- ITU-R. 526 round mask / new version
- ITU-R. 526 cylinder / new version
- ITU-R. 526 Deygout
- Visibility...
Other parameters
- Availability of calculations according to different
methods such as Siemens, Barnett-Vigants, ITU-R.
P.530-10
- Subpath attenuation
- Attenuation due to atmospheric gases & fog
- Rain attenuation: CRANE 1985+1996 rain model,
ITU-R. 838/530-10
- Rain zone estimation
- Customized models
- 3D Reections
- Ground Reections
5.Ground Occupancy
Classes
- Rural
- Suburban
- Urban 8, 15, 30 & 50 meters
- Forest / wood
- Water
- Roads / roofs
- Indoor 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20th oor
- + 2 User dened class
Clutter attenuation
- CCIR
- UER
- dB/km
- Building attenuation
- User attenuation...
6.Network design
Coverage
- Field strength calculations
- Radar coverage
- Reverse coverage
- Brodcast coordination
Analysis
- Composite coverage
- Best Server coverage + call rejection calculation
- Simultaneous coverage and/or limited
- Received Rx coverage
- Overlapping
- Margin
- Availability
- Normal distribution
- Simulcast networks
- CDMA/W-CDMA
- Coverage modication
- Field strength exposure
- Capacity coverage
Interference
- Global or best server
- Single or multi-channel cases
- C/I: co-channel, adjacent channel... up to N+16
- Receiver antenna discrimination
- Threshold degradation
- C/(N+I)
- Predened protection ratios & IRF values: analog &
digital broadcast, point to point, Wi, Wimax...
- Steady interference
- Tropospheric interference
- C/I Map (min C/I, max C/I) up & down link

- Protection margin
- Handover
- Serving cells
- CDMA & W-CDMA analysis
- Single Frequency Network
- COFDM interference
Frequency Assignment
- Fast & automatic frequency & polarisation
assignment module
- From frequency band / plan / group / list
- Launch delay assignment...
Trafc
- Grade of Service: Erlang B, Erlang C, Delayed calls
- Device assignment from clutter, subscribers,
population & vector layer
- Drop calls
7.Point to point functions
- Automatic Frequency assignment: new method
Most constrained, rst assigned
- Interference analysis inside a network & with other
networks (nuisance eld strength)
- Call rejection point to point calculation
8.Point to Multipoint
Interaction of random transmitters / network
- Statistical analysis
- Interference on transmitter or on receiver (I/N, I/TIL,
EMC...)
Subscribers automatic connection
- To best server
- To all stations
- Maxhold...
Subscribers analysis
- Best server
- Afliate rules & options: in up/down link, trafc
control, of service level, threshold degradation...
- Trafc analysis
- Interference, new functions : I/N, N+1/I, C/N+I, MIN C/I
- Options for stations polarisation assignment,
frequency distribution: C*1, multi-cx, FDMA up/down
- Re-locating
- Demand diagrams
- Advanced ltering
9.Satellite specic functions
- Threshold interference level App. S7 (RR)
- Satellite intervisibility
- Frequency sharing between satellite & xed services
- Satellite according to ITU-R. S.765
- Satellite database
- Modication of satellite box (NGSO) & orbits display
10.Radar specic functions
- Limit distance diagram
- Radar Coverage
- Radar interference
11.Other functions
- Site searching
- Line of site
- Constraints: intervisibility, elevation
- Reports
- Population analysis using central point or city
contours
- GPS connection
- Comparison Measures / Simulation
- S.A.M: Subscriber Access Management
- IRF Matrix
- Prole analysis between two points
- Non exclusive frequency bands sharing
- Quality of service / Frequency sharing
(spectrum trading)

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12.Database
Cartographic
- Raster image
- Digital Elevation Model
- Building layer
- Ground Occupancy Layer
- Vector les
- Cadastral les
Site, Microwave link, Subscriber
- Internal, current project
- External: Access, Oracle...
- ODBC / DAO / ADO
- Sort
- Filter
- Direct calculations...
13.Cartographic Management
- Coverage in full transparency
- Dynamic 2D & 3D displays
- Buildings visualization in 3D
- Filters...
14.Imports & exports
Imports from a le
- ASCII polygones
- Planet antenna formats
- Dxf format le
- Cept Analog or Digital TV: TVA/TVD
- HerTZ Mapper le
- Industry Canada
Export to a le
- BMP, Targa, TIF, BIL, MIF, CSV...
- FMS
- HerTZ Mapper le
Conversions
- IMG in RIM
- MIF in ASCII polygone
- TIFF 8 bits in IMG
15.Printouts
- Palette
- Legend
- Layers management: map / image / objects / results
/ vectors
- Printings customisation
16.User interface
- Direct access to help les
- Customisation of menus according to the
technologies used
- Tooltips on the left bar
- External maps
- Simulation & environment parameters set from one
single window
- Prefered user units, dBV/m or dBm
- Update coverage & receiver thresholds from tables:
Broadcast, Wi, Wimax...
17.Requirements
- Windows 2000, Windows XP
- Processor 2GHz or more
- 1 Gb of RAM or more (SDRAM or RDRAM)
- AGP graphic adapter with 32 Mb of RAM & 3D
graphic accelerator (Direct X + OpenGL)
- 40 Gb Ultra-wide SCSI hard disk drive
- 19 inches screen - Display resolution 1024 * 768 or
1280* 1024, with 65,536 colors or more
- 24* CD-ROM drive
- CD writer for backup