Mentum Planet 5.

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Gregory Donnard
Tuesday 6th 2012

Agenda
Introduction Mentum Planet 5.3.2 General Features MapInfo 11 Antennas Propagation Radio Access Technologies Data Management Orange Labs Questions & Answers
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Mentum Planet 5.3.2

Mentum Planet 5.3.2

Released on November the 30th of 2012 Maintenance release with a lot of features EV-DO Revision B
Multi-carrier EV-DO 64-QAM modulation

Multiple EV-DO revisions within the same Planet project Graphical Neighbour Plan Editor Miscellaneous
New neighbour plan merging algorithm Neighbour priorities defined in site editor
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General Features

New Start Page

Allows to put relevant information for users
Upcoming webinars and training classes Information on Future product releases Product patches Etc.

Quick access to
Recent projects User guides Project creation, project opening

Google Earth Export

New Google Earth export functionality No white background around exported grids Ability to export larger grids Ability to export sector, repeater, and antenna information
Google Earth Export

MapInfo 11

MapInfo 11
Ability to leverage 4 GB of RAM (vs. 2 GB of RAM before)
Big scalability enhancements

Open Street Map and Bing Roads layers

Free of charge

New table browser look & feel Enhanced table sorting

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MapInfo Table Browser

Bing Roads/Aerial/Hybrid & OSM

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Bing Roads, Bing Aerial, Bing Hybrid and Open Street Map

Antennas

Antennas
Why a new antenna format? New antenna format
.pafx = .paf extended

Impact in Site Editor Antenna queries Antenna server Antenna synchronization Antenna Optimization Constraints

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Why a new antenna format?

More and more Mentum Planet customers asking for the support of advanced antennas in Mentum Planet
E.g. Multi-beam antennas, Quad-pole antennas, multisector configurations

Multiple requests to have an antenna format that is a representation of physical antennas

E.g. modelling of antenna ports, e-controllers, etc.

Mentum hence decided to introduce a new antenna format in Mentum Planet 5.4
Format: .pafx
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Dual-Beam Antenna

Kathrein Dual Beam Antenna 80010606

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Mentum Planet 5.4 Antenna Format

Prior to Mentum Planet 5.4
Antenna format: .paf (version 1.0)

Mentum Planet 5.4

Antenna format: .pafx

A given .pafx antenna file is a compressed version of a .paf version 2.0 file.

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Mentum Planet 5.4 Antennas

Ability to define antenna ports Support for dual, cross, quad-pole antennas Multi-band antennas Support for electrical controllers Support for Remote Control Unit Support for 3-way antennas
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Mentum Planet 5.4 Antenna Editor

3D Antenna Viewer

3D Antenna Viewer
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Site Editor
Ability to select downlink and uplink ports in site editor Antenna algorithms (e.g. diversity, spatial multiplexing) based on selected downlink and uplink ports

Mentum Planet 5.4 Site Editor

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Antenna Queries & Antenna Server

Antenna Queries and antenna server adapted to work with new antenna format Ability to filter antennas based on
Frequency bands Number of ports Beamwidth Polarization Boresight Gain Etc.
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Antenna Server Filters

Valorisation of Antenna Server

The Antenna Server is a very powerful feature More visibility in mP 5.4
Download option when right-clicking on Antennas node Download option from Data menu
Download Option from Antennas Node

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Antenna Synchronization
Three dual-beam antennas to be used by six sectors Dual-beam antennas physically linked to each other Important to consider such synchronization in Radio Planning and Automatic Cell Planning tool
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Dual-Beam Antenna 6-Sector Configuration

Antenna Optimization Constraints

Ability to define azimuth constraints between pairs of antenna systems

Site Editor Antenna Optimization Constraints

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Update Antenna Assignments

If users update antennas in a rather radical way (e.g. port or deletion), antenna assignments become invalid Users are then prompted to Update antenna assignments Update of Sites, Surveys, and Subscriber editor
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Update Assignments from Antennas Node

Antennas - Miscellaneous
Support for polarization in antenna definition files

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Propagation

Berg Antenna Masking

Antenna masking used in Mentum Cell Planner Addition of co-pol and cross-pol patterns for crosspolarized antennas Gaussian Filtering
To attenuate unrealistic strong Nulls

Enhanced interpolation algorithm

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Propagation Signatures
Operators typically tune propagation models periodically based on CW measurements Tuned propagation models are then to be used by RF engineers for accurate predictions The challenge is to assess which propagation model is the most appropriate one This is rather time-consuming process, and also quite often leads to incorrect model assignments Another challenge faced by operators is that measurements are not available in all markets, hence the will to reuse models tuned in one region to another region of similar environment
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What Are Propagation Signatures?

Propagation Signatures represent the environment in which propagation models are valid They can be created from sectors or from surveys (where the transmitter configuration is the information that is used, not the measurements)

Transmitter Configuration

Clutter

Elevation

Clutter Heights

Propagation Signature

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Use of Propagation Signatures

Propagation Signatures can be used for faster and more accurate propagation model assignments Using sectors tuned in the same market, or tuned in another market
Measurements Market A

Tuned & Signed Models Market A

Model Assignments Markets A, B, etc.

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Propagation Signatures Delivery

Delivery of Planet extensions for Planet 5.4
One extension to create Propagation Signatures One extension to compare Propagation Signatures and to perform fast and optimal model assignments

Integration in Mentum Planet 5.5. Mentums strategy

Creation of Propagation Signatures (paid services) to be done by Mentum only, and potentially selected companies Mentum Planet users can use for free Signed propagation models to assign propagation models

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Point to Point Profile Tool

P2P tool to support
3D buildings data Clutter Height grids

Point-to-Point Profile Tool

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Calculation & Output Resolution

Planet General Model
Ability to define calculation resolution Ability to define output resolution

Predict 4
Ability to define output resolution
Planet General Model Editor

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Radio Access Technologies

Prediction Cache
Replacement of Prediction View by Prediction Cache for every tool in Mentum Planet Faster creation of the Cache
Cache limited to analysis area Partial update supported

Faster creation of analyses layers and Monte Carlo simulations Smaller disk space required because tiles are compressed Generation of the Cache integrated with processes Support for multi-resolution, split sectors, etc.
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HSPA Rel. 9 and Rel. 10

Support for MultiCarrier data rate (DualCarrier data rate only HSPA Rel. 8)
Number of carriers that can be aggregated depends on UE Terminal Categories

Support for Dual-Carrier HSUPA

Supported by some UE Terminal Categories only
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Site Editor - HSPA parameters

LTE TDD de-synchronization

Base station to base station interference matrix for sectors beyond a certain distance (e.g. 21.4 km) Minimum distance controlled by special subframe configuration

LTE TDD Special Subframe Configurations

Distant base station seen as an interferer

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LTE TDD de-synchronization

TDD de-synchronization IMs in Mentum Planet
Based on Point to Point predictions Computation of Percentage of Uplink frame interfered Computation of Received Power

Ability to apply interference levels to sectors

Accounting for sector-carrier loads

Network analyses & Monte Carlo simulations to leverage TDD interference

Defined on a per sector-carrier basis Added noise at the BTS level

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LTE Antenna Algorithms

Ability to define different diversity and multiplexing gains:
For the Downlink and the Uplink For different channel models (e.g. Pedestrian 3 km/h)

Leveraged in Network Analyses and Monte Carlo simulations

LTE Antenna Algorithms

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Preamble Radio Access CHannel

PRACH Channel used for initial network access or when in handover PRACH also use to achieve uplink synchronization PRACH cannot carry data => strict overhead

LTE Channels
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PRACH Overhead
PRACH channel multiplexed in time and frequency with PUCCH and PUSCH Users can define
Preamble format, which defines the size of a PRACH resource in time domain Number of resources per frame in the time domain

Preamble format
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PRACH Root Sequence Planning

Each LTE cell needs 64 Preambles
Preambles are generated from ZadoffChu sequences Each sequence can generate X Preambles, X being defined by the cells Cyclic Shift (Ncs)

Not Supported in mP 5.4

Dimensioning of Ncs Automated planning of Zadoff-Chu sequences
LTE Sector Configuration

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PRACH Root Sequence Display

Ability to view the reuse of PRACH root sequences Along with neighbour relationships Optionally displayed on sectors serving area

PRACH Root Sequence Display Tool

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Heterogeneous Networks
Different transmission powers for macro and pico cells. Impact on cell selection
The cell that serves a given UE is not always the cell that offers the strongest RSRP

New option in Mentum Planet 5.4 to consider Uplink coverage when selecting server
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Cell Selection in a Heterogeneous Network

LTE Hard Handover Gain

Quick cell re-selection when one sector experiences down fading, which results in so-called Hard Handover Gain In link budget, Hard HO gain modelled as constant gain (in dB) Advanced modelling in Planet based on signal correlation
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LTE Analysis Hard Handover Gain

LTE Other Features (1)

Support for LTE sub-bands
Also available for WiMAX TDD Allows users to define exact frequencies for carriers

Support for multi-band analyses and Monte Carlo simulations

More important now that operators start having multiple LTE carriers, and those carriers are quite often in different bands

Mobile Speeds replaced by Channel Models

Alignment with 3GPP standard terminology

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LTE Other Features (2)

Ability to account for fading when computing multiplexing gains PCID planning: ability to have assignments follow the same order as azimuths Carrier aggregation Automatic computation of the optimal number of RBs per user in LTE network analyses
The optimal number of Resource Blocks is the one that leads to the highest data rate

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LTE Other Features (2)

Support for carrier preferences
To enable sequential or balanced loading strategies

PBCH CINR layer Fixed subscriber analyses ability to force server assignments (as opposed to always assuming that the most appropriate cell is the server)
Available for WiMAX TDD as well

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Technology - Miscellaneous
Ability to define larger carrier bandwidth for TDMA/FDMA technology Uplink Eb/No layer for WCDMA and Cdma2000 Support for iDEN
Full port of Mentum Planet 4.5 functionalities

Support for Erlang C table in Traffic Analysis and Dimensioning Tool Generation of up to 40th server for WiMAX

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Data Management

Custom Reports
Ability to quickly create custom reports Multiple report types Possibility to generate reports for multiple templates at once Output formats
MapInfo table Report Preview dialog Excel Csv
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Report Template Wizard

Tabular Editor Advanced Filtering

Advanced Filtering option available in Tabular Editor Similar functionalities as Excel Example
Antenna heights between 20 and 30 meters above ground
Tabular Editor Advanced Filtering

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Data Management Miscellaneous

Ability to have multiple Base Stations of the same technology on the same site Ability to have Mentum Planet 5.4 co-installed with previous Mentum Planet 5.X versions Ability to import AOD files for WCDMA/HSPA Sector Display Schemes to support repeaters Ability to import surveys defined as .xlsx files Integration of TEMS Route Reader 7.0 Integration with Ellipse 8.1

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Data Management Miscellaneous

Migration of mCP GSM projects Migration of mCP 10.1 projects New About dialog for Mentum Planet and Planet migrator Ability to edit link configuration within site editor without closing site editor Integration of L-Band restrictions tool Easier way to move sites on the map

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Orange Labs

Universal Model
Multi-processed predictions (as opposed to multithreaded within a single process in Mentum Planet 5.3)
Ability to generate larger predictions Faster predictions

Enhanced modelling with Forest polygon Enhanced Horizontal propagation modelling option available with raster Geodata Support for units defined in imperial system

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Forest Modelling
In Mentum Planet 5.3, Forest and Building polygons are treated in a very similar manner
Diffraction is treated the same way on Buildings or Forest

In Mentum Planet 5.4, option to

Ignore Forest polygons in diffraction calculations Account for a penetration loss proportional to the length of the Forest polygon

The only differences are

Forest polygons are not accounted for when building street graph No in-building penetration applied for Forest polygons

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Renaissance
Re-introduction of evaluation module
Update o the TDMA API to allow Orange Labs to reintroduce the evaluation module

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Questions & Answers

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