Cellular Expert Professional

Cellular Expert Professional Overview

Cellular Expert Professional Architecture

Cellular Expert Professional Features

Cellular Expert Professional Software Requirements

Cellular Expert Professional Overview

Cellular Expert Professional is an extension for mobile networks planning. It calculates coverage prediction, best server areas, C/I and C/A interference, traffic spread, etc. Cellular Expert Profile license is also included into Cellular Expert Professional.

Cellular Expert Professional Architecture

Cellular Expert Professional Features

Network data management
Network data management	Sector and antenna management: -Add -Edit -Copy -Delete -Create/Edit Antenna Pattern -Vertical antenna pattern every 1º -Horizontal antenna pattern every 1º -3D patterns -Import Antennas Links Management: -Add -Remove -Attach profile document to radio link Other data -Component, Feeders tables -Ability to link data from other legacy systems
Network coverage prediction
Hata	Basic algorithm: Okumura -Hata equitation Type: Point-to-multipoint Frequency: ~ 150 MHz - 2 GHz Distance: up to 100 km ata Model Parameters: -Standard (ETR 364, COST 231 and ITU-R P.529-2), -Macro Model -9999 Model (Ericsson) Effective Antenna Height methods: -Absolute -Profile -Average -Relative -Slope Diffraction: -Single knife-edge (ITU-R P.526-5) -Deygout (ITU-R P.526-5) -Spherical Earth (ITU-R P.526-5) -Average (ITU-R P.530-7)
Line of sight	Basic algorithm: ITU-R P.452-8 Type: Point-to-point and Point-to-multipoint Frequency: about 700 MHz - 40 GHz Distance: up to 100 - 150 km Percentage of Time: 0.001 to 50. Specific attenuation: ITU-R P.676-3 using input from ITU-R P.837-1, ITU-R P.838 and ITU-R P.839-1. Diffraction: Deygout method of ITU-R P.526-5 Rain Attenuation: ITU-R P.530-7
Walfish-Ikegami	Basic algorithm: COST 231 Model (ETR 364, COST 231 Final Report) Type: Point-to-area (multipoint) Frequency: about 800 MHz - 2 GHz Distance: up to 5 km
Best servers calculation	Up to 10 best servers coverage Up to10 best servers field strength coverage Number of servers coverage
Frequency planning	Nominal channel groups creation for nominal planning Quick interference checking between two sectors Labelling tool for frequency visualization Co-channel(C/I) interference: -Separate C/I raster for each channel -Total C/I raster for all channels -Separate and combined C/I raster for hopping and non-hopping cells -Carrier and interferer ID raster Adjacent channel (C/A) interference: -Separate C/A raster for each channe -Total C/A raster for all channels -Carrier and interferer id raster
Drive-tests analysis	Import format: Ericsson TEMSTM fmt files Drive-test post-processing: -Statistical analysis -Filtering -Averaging
Prediction tuning	Evaluation of prediction accuracy Hata model -9999 model parameters adjustment -Macro model parameters adjustment -Clutter loss offset determination for each type of clutter Line of sight model -One slope model tuning -Dual slope model tuning
Traffic Analysis	Traffic spreading by best server coverage Traffic spreading using clutter weights
3D Analysis	3D antenna pattern visualization Hata or Free Space algorithms for field strength calculation Ability to optimize Antenna parameters (tilt, orientation, etc)
Radio link analysis
Point-to-point analysis	Path Loss: ITU-R P.525-2 1st Fresnel zone ellipsoid: ITU-R P.526-5 Path clearance: ITU-R P.530-7 Specific attenuation: ITU-R P.676-3 using input from ITU-R P.837-1. ITU-R P.838 and ITU-R P.839-1 Rain Attenuation: ITU-R P.530-7 Diffraction: -Single knife-edge (ITU-R P.526-5) -Deygout (ITU-R P.526-5) -Spherical Earth (ITU-R P.526-5) -Average (ITU-R P.530-7)

Cellular Expert Professional Software Requirements

For Cellular Expert Professional ArcView/ArcEditor and Spatial Analyst Extension licenses are required. 3D Analyst Extension is optional.
GIS technology provides advanced reporting, data visualization and geostatistical analysis capabilities. It also enables location-based data integration into enterprise analysis and management processes.