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Introduction
Topics
Scope of radio network planning
Radio network planning process & tools
Coverage planning
Capacity planning
Group calls
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Coverage Planning
Topics
Redundancy concept
Link budget
Site configurations
Special site configurations
Special site configurations in Switzerland
Frequency planning
Rules for coverage and cost efficient planning
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Coverage Planning
Single layer no overlap
BSC A
MSC A
BSC A
MSC A
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Coverage Planning
Double Layer colocated
BSC B
BSC A
BSC A
MSC B
MSC A
MSC B
MSC A
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Coverage Planning
Link Budget
Uplink
Downlink
BS configuration
BS configuration
O2
MS class 2
(cab radio)
MS class 4
(hand held)
39.0 dBm
33.0 dBm
MS cable loss
-3.0 dB
0.0 dB
MS antenna gain
0.0 dBd
0.0 dBd
-3.0 dB
-3.0 dB
33.0 dBm
30.0 dBm
UL maximum pathloss
144.8 dB
141.8 dB
-111.8 dBm
-111.8 dBm
9.0 dB
9.0 dB
-120.8 dBm
-120.8 dBm
MS type
MS output power
O2
MS class 2
(cab radio)
MS class 4
(hand held)
47.8 dBm
47.8 dBm
-1.5 dB
-1.5 dB
BS cable loss
-3.0 dB
-3.0 dB
-3.5 dB
-3.5 dB
14.8 dBd
14.8 dBd
54.6 dBm
54.6 dBm
DL maximum pathloss
142.8 dB
143.8 dB
-88.2 dBm
-89.2 dBm
-3.0 dB
-3.0 dB
MS antenna gain
0.0 dBd
0.0 dBd
MS cable loss
-3.0 dB
0.0 dB
-9.8 dB
-9.8 dB
-104.0 dBm
-102.0 dBm
MS type
BS output power GCU
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Coverage Planning
Link Budget
Unbalancing
Link
Budget gives the maximal allowable path loss Theoretical cell range
Link
Budgets comparison :
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Coverage Planning
Site Configurations
Quasi Omni
Mainly used for track coverage
Antenna combination needed
Recommended in areas with high speed HO
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Coverage Planning
Site Configurations
Sectorized
High traffic areas coverage
Back to back HO critical at high speeds
3 dB gain over quasi-omni configuration
Approx. 15% higher cell range
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Coverage Planning
Deployment of special antenna configurations in Switzerland
Difficult terrain coverage
Funnelled tracks with tunnels
ETCS Level 2
Urban area / Curve
UNESCO patrimony
Frequency scarcity
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Coverage Planning
Deployment of special antenna configurations in Switzerland
Difficult terrain coverage
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Coverage Planning
Deployment of special antenna configurations in Switzerland
Interference reduction
High traffic area
ETCS Level 2
High friendly site
Critical frequency shortage
Interferences
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Frequency Planning
ARFCH
955
956
957
958
959
960
961
962
963
964
965
966
967
968
969
970
971
972
973
974
Uplink
876,200
876,400
876,600
876,800
877,000
877,200
877,400
877,600
877,800
878,000
878,200
878,400
878,600
878,800
879,000
879,200
879,400
879,600
879,800
880,000
Downlink
921,200
921,400
921,600
921,800
922,000
922,200
922,400
922,600
922,800
923,000
923,200
923,400
923,600
923,800
924,000
924,200
924,400
924,600
924,800
925,000
20 Channels in GSM-R
1 Channel Guard band to E-GSM
1 Channel Direct Mode
18 Channels available for planning
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Coverage Planning
Rules for a coverage and cost efficient planning
Precise requirements defined at the start of the project (redundancy,
signal levels, traffic, ETCS)
Use standardized equipment as much as possible
Minimum total amount of BTS is not necessarily the most cost efficient
Careful frequency allocation
Innovative and creative design
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Capacity Planning
Traffic model
The different user groups must be identified
by their function in the organisation
by the type of traffic they generate (voice/data)
by their geographical position in the railway network.
The following user groups exist in a railway environment
train (train personnel + ETCS communication where needed)
shunting teams
track maintenance workers
local communication (locomotive depot, track cleaning, rolling material
cleaning & maintenance, Post & luggage service, security)
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Capacity Planning
Distinguish between nodes and tracks
train communication (80% tracks, 20% nodes)
local communication (95% nodes)
shunting communication (100% nodes)
building site & track maintenance (spread over whole network on a km basis)
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Capacity Planning
BSS dimensioning for ETCS
Where ETCS tracks are planned
Where RBC HO are planned (balise locations)
The worst case ETCS traffic in a cell can be computed as follows :
n Lcell
bl
1 if not RBC HO zone or RBC HO with 1 MS
cBSS
cBSS 2 otherwise
bl = Block length
Group Calls
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