Radio Planning Life Cycle

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 Fig. 1 Radio Planning Life Cycle

High Level Design Life Cycle

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 Fig. 2 Radio Planning Life Cycle

Phase 1 Detailed Procedure

Gather relevant technical and marketing information
Set primary objectives based in some initial assumptions,
type of service, coverage, capacity etc
Draft initial plan based on objectives and other
assumptions, equipment selection, technology selection
Determine the number of base station required, through
simple modelling techniques to fulfil the initial objectives
Test the performance of the initial design based on
market assumption variability
Test the business case based on market variability
and equipment performance
Iterate the results and make necessary changes
to basic plan

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 Fig. 3 Radio Planning Life Cycle

Phase 1 Information Required

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 Fig. 4 Radio Planning Life Cycle

Phase 2 Detailed Procedure

Introduce real site location including existing and
new sites
Test system performance using real location against initial
objectives
Begin site acquisition process
Determine the optimal build out plan
Investigate and plan backhaul requirements

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 Fig. 5 Radio Planning Life Cycle

Phase 2 Information Required

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 Fig. 6 Radio Planning Life Cycle

Phase 3-4 Detailed Procedures

Phase 3 Detailed Procedure
Use software tools to confirm initial assumptions for
coverage and capacity
Make changes to site planning

Optimise the build plan

Begin the build

Phase 4 Detailed Procedures

Drive test to confirm the software planning models used

Optimise radio plan if necessary

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 Fig. 7 Radio Planning Life Cycle

Phase 3-4 Information Required

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 Fig. 8 Radio Planning Life Cycle

Factors Considered During Initial LTE Planning

Generally Known Data
Frequency Band

Amount of Allocated Spectrum

Channel Bandwidth

Equipment Performance

Market Research Data

Service Area

Population Density

Population Demographic

Population Penetration

Expected level of service

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 Fig. 9 Radio Planning Life Cycle

FDD and TDD IMT Frequency Bands

FDD IMT Frequency Bands

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 Fig. 9 Radio Planning Life Cycle

FDD and TDD IMT Frequency Bands

TDD IMT Frequency Bands

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 Fig. 10 Radio Planning Life Cycle

Available Capacity and Channel Bandwidths

for LTE

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 Fig. 11 Radio Planning Life Cycle

LTE Channel Parameters

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 Fig. 12 Radio Planning Life Cycle

Maximum Downlink/Uplink Capacity

per Radio Channel
Maximum Downlink Capacity per Radio Channel

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 Fig. 12 Radio Planning Life Cycle

Maximum Downlink/Uplink Capacity

per Radio Channel
Maximum Uplink Capacity per Radio Channel

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 Fig. 13 Radio Planning Life Cycle

Equipment Parameters Considered for Capacity

BS/UE Power Output
BS/UE Antenna Gains
Receiver sensitivity
Link Budget Gains and Losses
MIMO Gains
Vendor Specific Requirements

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 Fig. 14 Radio Planning Life Cycle

Capacity/Coverage Limited Design

Capacity Limited Design

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 Fig. 14 Radio Planning Life Cycle

Capacity/Coverage Limited Design

Coverage Limited Design

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 Fig. 15 Radio Planning Life Cycle

Area to be Served

Land Use
Clutter Value
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 Fig. Radio Planning Life Cycle

Section 2 Quiz
Q1 In the four phase planning cycle the second phase relates to
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Site Selection and Backhaul Planning
Q2 Market information such as Demographics, Penetration, Services and
Revenues refer to information gathered in phase ____________
One
Q3 Software tools would be used to confirm coverage and capacity in
phase ________
Three
Q4 What technical information would be generally known when beginning
Frequency Band, Amount of Allocated Spectrum
radio planning _____________________________________________
Channel Bandwidth, Equipment Performance
Q5 what is the maximum expected downlink and uplink capacity of the LTE
radio interface, assuming a 20MHz channel_____________________
172.8Mbps/57.6Mbps
Q6 Areas with a high density population would normally be planned using
Capacity limited design?
a ____________

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