Cellular Expert Enterprise

Cellular Expert Enterprise Overview

Cellular Expert Enterprise Architecture

Cellular Expert Enterprise Features

Cellular Expert Enterprise Software requirements

Cellular Expert Enterprise Overview

Cellular Expert Enterprise is a set of Cellular Expert Radio Links and Cellular Experts Professional modules. It covers all features and functionalities that those two constituent modules have. Cellular Expert Enterprise is an optimal solution for companies operating in mobile networks, for broadband wireless and microwave links network operators, for the companies, who need both: point-to-point and point-to-aria analysis.

Cellular Expert Enterprise Architecture

Cellular Expert Enterprise Features

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
Hata 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 Model 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);
    Average (ITU-R P.530-7).

Radio equipment data management
Parabolic and sector antenna editors:
Tabular radiation pattern representation with inplace editing;
Graphical radiation pattern representation in linear and logarithmic scales
Modulation performance editor;
Tabular and graphical representations of the BER v.s. fade margin
dependencies; Approximation by formula;
Defined curves for BPSK, QPSK, DQPSK, FSK-M, QAM-M modulations
Carriers list editor
Frequency plans for simplex and duplex channels;
Tabular and graphical representations;
Spectrum mask editorSpectrum density mask editing;
Automatic mask generation for predefined bandwidth;
Tabular and graphical representations.

Radio link management

Creating
Editing
Deleting
Visualization

Radio link budget analysis

Path profile analysis
Free space loss
Clearance
Sub-path diffraction
Atmospheric attenuation
Diffraction (average, single knife-edge, Deygout) Power budget
Received signal level
Thermal fade margin
Composite fade margin
BER

Interference analysis
Interference level prediction;
C/I protection ratios for co- and adjacent-channels;
Fade margin loss objectives.

Radio link systems

Point-to-point systems
radio relay lines

Point-to-multipoint systems
LMDS
MMDS
WLL

Radio link performance analysis

ITU-G.821 recommendation targets
Parameters: ESR, SESR, unavailable time ratio;
Local grade portion (ITU-R F.697);
Medium grade portion (ITU-R F.696);
High grade portion (ITU-R F.557).

ITU-G.826 recommendation targets
Parameters: ESR, SESR, BBER;
National portion (ITU-R F.1189):
Access network
Short haul network
Long haul network
International portion (ITU-R F.1092):
Terminating countries;
Intermediate countries

Cellular Expert Enterprise Software requirements

For Cellular Expert Enterprise ArcView/ArcEditor and Spatial Analyst Extension licenses are required. 3D Analyst Extension is optional.