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The section explains how to create a traffic map per sector in Atoll to model traffic.
You can input either the throughput demands in the uplink and in the downlink or the number of
users per activity status . A coverage prediction by transmitter is required to create this traffic
map. If you do not already have a coverage prediction by transmitter in your document, you must
create and calculate it. For more information, see "Making a Coverage Prediction by
Transmitter".
To create a traffic map per sector:
1. Click the Geo tab of the Explorer window.
2. Right-click the Traffic folder. The context menu appears.
3. Select New Map from the context menu. The New Traffic Map dialogue appears.
4. Select Traffic Map per Sector.
5. Select the type of traffic information you want to input. You can choose between
Throughputs in Uplink and Downlink or Number of Users per Activity Status.
6. Click the Create button. The Map per Sector dialogue appears.
Note: You can also import a traffic map from a file by clicking the Import button. You can
import AGD (Atoll Geographic Data) format files that you have exported from another Atoll
document.
7. Select a coverage prediction by transmitter from the list of available coverage predictions by
transmitter.
8. Enter the data required in the Map per Sector dialogue:
- If you have selected Throughputs in Uplink and Downlink, enter the throughput demands in
the uplink and downlink for each sector and for each listed service.
- If you have selected Number of Users per Activity Status, enter the number of users active in
the uplink, in the downlink and in the uplink and downlink, for each sector and for each service.
Note: You can also import a text file containing the data by clicking the Actions button and
selecting Import Table from the menu. For more information on importing table data, see
"Importing Tables from Text Files".
11. Click OK. Atoll creates the traffic map in the Traffic folder.
You can update the information, throughput demands and the number of users, on the map
afterwards. You can update Sector traffic maps. You must first recalculate the coverage
prediction by transmitter. For more information, see "Making a Coverage Prediction by
Transmitter". Once you have recalculated the coverage prediction, you can update the traffic
map.
To update the traffic map:
1. Click the Geo tab of the Explorer window.
2. Click the Expand button (
3. Right-click the sector traffic map that you want to update. The context menu appears.
4. Select Update from the context menu. The Map per Sector dialogue appears.
Select the updated coverage prediction by transmitter and define traffic values for the new
transmitter(s) listed at the bottom of the table. Deleted or deactivated transmitters are
automatically removed from the table.
5. Click OK. The Traffic Map Properties dialogue appears.
6. Click OK. The traffic map is updated on the basis of the selected coverage prediction by
transmitter.
coverage prediction. The progress of the calculation, as well as any error messages, is displayed
in the Event Viewer.
Once Atoll has finished calculating the coverage prediction, the results are displayed in the map
window (see Figure 13.17).