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Last updated on March 21, 2012
Introduction
This document accompanies the release of Mentum Planet 5.4. It describes the new
features and enhancements contained in the release. It also contains a list of the
issues that have been resolved in this release as well as a list of known issues and
limitations.
This document contains the following information:
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Determining the best Mentum Planet edition to use
New features and enhancements

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Issue resolutions
Known issues
Known limitations
System requirements
Documentation
Mentum Planet Release Note 3
Determining the best Mentum Planet edition to use

In order to provide you with the best solution for your situation, Mentum Planet is
available in various editions. Figure 2.1 provides a quick summary of the key
features of each edition. All editions come with a comprehensive documentation set
that includes an online Help system encompassing context-sensitive F1 help and
user guides. The documentation set also includes print-ready searchable PDFs of the
User Guides, Application Notes, and Technical Notes. From the Help menu in all
editions, you can also access the Knowledge Base where you can find up-to-date
solutions to common questions or problems. For additional information, see the
Mentum website.
Figure 2.1: Mentum Planet editions.
4 Mentum Planet Release Note
New Features and Enhancements

This list details the new features and enhancements contained in Mentum Planet
releases.
version 5.4
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Automatic Cell Planning tool enhancements include:

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the support for WCMDA/HSPA, GSM, and TDMA-FDMA

technologies.
graph and report enhancements.
support for XOR logical operator.
ability to force site activation.
support for antenna synchronization.
support for inter-antenna system optimization constraints.
ability to input user-defined convergence level.
LTE enhancements include:

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the introduction of an automatic threshold for the Automatic

MIMO Switching antenna algorithm.
support for LTE hard handover gain.
ability to define frequency sub-bands.
support for PRACH Root Sequence Planning.
ability to define different antenna algorithms for different
channel models, as well as different diversity and multiplexing
gains on the Downlink and the Uplink.
modeling of LTE TDD de-synchronization.
support for carrier aggregation.
ability to account for Uplink coverage when selecting server.
addition of a PBCH C/(N+I) layer
ability to find optimal number of Resource Blocks per user for
the Uplink in network analyses.
support for multi-band network analyses and Monte Carlo
simulations.
ability to account for fading when selecting multiplexing gains.
Option to assign PCIDs in the same order as sector-antenna
azimuths.
Introduction of a new antenna format (.pafx) files. Previously supported

antenna format can automatically be migrated to the new antenna
format. Mentum Planet users may download antennas in the .pafx
format from the Mentum Antenna Server directly within Mentum Planet.
The new antenna format allows the support for:
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multi-band antennas.
multi-beam antennas, used in single sector or multi-sector
configurations.
electrical tilt, azimuth, beamwidth.
remote control units.
explicit definition of antenna ports
polarizations, including cross-pole and quad-pole.
a 3D antenna viewer was implemented.
A new caching of predictions has been implemented, in order to enhance

the performance of the functionalities that leverage predictions (e.g.
network analyses and Monte Carlo simulation)
Mentum Planet 5.4 includes the latest version of MapInfo Professional
(version 11.0.1). For information on new features of MapInfo Profession
version 11, see the MapInfo Professional Release Note, which are
available from the PitneyBowes website at:
http://www.pbinsight.com/support/productdocumentation/details/mapinfo-professional
Ability to display Open Street Map Roads and Bing Roads MapInfo
layers.
Introduction of Mentum Planets export to Google Earth functionalities,
which allows users to export network data (e.g. site/sector/antenna
information) as well as MapInfo grids (e.g. coverage layers).
You can now have two base stations with the same technology at a site.
The iDEN feature set previously available in Mentum Planet 4.X has been
ported to Mentum Planet 5.4.
HSPA Release 9 and Release 10 standards are now supported.
WCMDA and cdma2000 network analyses now have Uplink/Reverse
Eb/No layers.
Support for multi-band network analyses and Monte Carlo simulations for
WiMAX, LTE TDD and LTE FDD.
For fixed subscriber analyses, it is now possible to force a given
subscriber to be served by a specific sector, as opposed to assuming that
the subscriber is always served by the optimal sector.
Mentum Cell Planner GSM projects can be migrated to Mentum Planet 5.4.
Support for the migration of Mentum Cell Planner version 10.1.
The Single Site Optimization tool has been adapted to leverage

WCDMA/HSPA, GSM, and TDMA-FDMA optimization profiles.
Users can create custom reports for all technologies, on a per sector or
on a per sector-antenna basis.
Advanced filtering is now available in the Report Preview dialog box, the
Tabular Editor, and the Select Antenna File dialog box. Using the Custom
AutoFilter, you can define the conditions with which to filter information
based on the values and operator selected.
The Point-to-Point profile tool can display building polygons and/or
clutter height grids.
A new advanced antenna masking algorithm (Berg) has been
implemented.
For Planet General Models, users can define a specific output resolution
and a calculation resolution, which are independent of the resolution of
the Geodata files being leveraged by the propagation model.
For CRC-Predict 4 models, users can define an output resolution that is
independent of the resolution of the Geodata files being leveraged by the
propagation model.
It is possible to define larger carrier bandwidths for the TDMA-FDMA
technology.
Users can choose between Erlang B and Erlang C tables in the Traffic
Analysis and Dimensioning tool.
It is possible to import .aod measurement files for WCDMA/HSPA.
Sector Display Schemes now support repeaters.
Mentum Planet 5.4 is integrated with Mentum Ellipse 8.1.
Survey measurements defined in .xlsx format can now be imported.
TEMS Route Reader 7.0 is integrated with Mentum Planet 5.4, in order to
allow the import of native-format TEMS Investigations files.
The Installation Guide has been renamed the Getting Started Guide and
now includes a section on basic usage.
You can now access Technical Notes, as well as User Guides, from the
Help menu.
The average power per physical resource element has been slightly
modified. It now represents the average power over all the physical
resource elements of the frame.
Support for polarization in antenna definition files.
The co-installation of Mentum Planet 5.4 and either Mentum Planet 5.3.X
or 5.2.X is supported.
A new Start Page is available where you can view the latest Mentum
news as well as open a project or create a new project.
You can now access the training schedule and news from the Help menu.
Integration of the L-Band Restrictions tool.
New About dialogs for Mentum Planet and the Mentum Planet Migrator.
Introduction of a new version of the Universal Model (version 400),

which includes:
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multi-processed Universal Model predictions.

enhanced modeling with Forest Polygons.
support for units defined in imperial system.
the enhanced horizontal propagation modeling option is now
available for Geodata files defined in raster format.
The modifications implemented in previous maintenance releases have

all been integrated in Mentum Planet 5.4.
version 5.3.2
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You can now edit neighbor plans using the Neighbor Plan Graphical Editor.
The neighbor priority and distance are now displayed in the Site Editor.
Case 25550, 25999
The neighbor list merge function has been enhanced. Now, when you
merge, the current neighbor priority of a sector is maintained and
neighbors (from the neighbor plan) that do not currently exist in the
neighbor list of a sector are added at the bottom (e.g., with the lowest
priority level). Case 25996
You now have the ability to add/remove neighbors from a sectors
neighbor list by clicking sectors displayed in a Map window. Case 25997
You now have the option to force neighbor mutuality. For instance, if
sector A has three neighbors (sectors B, C and D), clicking the Add All
Mutual Neighbors option will ensure that sector A is on the neighbor list of
sectors B, C and D. Case 25998
You now have the ability to sort neighbors in the Site Editor. by distance.
Case 26000
Support for EV-DORev. B has been added. EV-DO Rev. B provides you
with the ability to use the 64-QAM modulation as well as to aggregate
data rates on multiple carriers.
It is now possible to have cells of different EV-DO revisions in the same
Mentum Planet project.
The Planet API now supports the following functions: Case 25265
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Generate survey header from sector

Assign survey to sectors
Survey to grid comparison
Import survey from text file
Generate survey delta report
version 5.3.1
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You now have the option of creating a new antenna system when a
sector is cloned. To enable this setting, check the Create New Antenna
System on Cloning Sector option on the Miscellaneous panel in the User
Preference dialog box. Case 21320
In previous versions of Mentum Planet, the Physical Cell ID Planning tool
reserved PCIDs that were considered for all sectors regardless of
whether they already had an assigned PCID or not. Now, you have the
option of applying reserved PCIDs to all sectors (previous behavior) or
only to sectors that do not already have a PCID assignment. Case 21023
An impersonation option has been implemented that allows the RPE
service to be configured to use the client's credentials to obtain access
to the necessary objects. This feature resolves issues whereby
predictions could not be generated when the application was operated in
a Citrix environment in cases where the account under which the Planet
Radio Propagation Engine (RPE) service operated did not have the
required access rights. For more information, contact Mentum Customer
Care. Case 22745
version 5.3
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Introduction of Mentum Planet editions, which determine the features

available and the support included. Four editions are available: Basic,
Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate. For more information, see the
Mentum website.
Introduction of a new Automatic Cell Planning (ACP) tool.

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improvements to the log normal fading modeling, in order to
account for the correlation between signals.
the ability to view RSRP predictions for a single base station or
sector.
support for Physical Cell ID planning to account for MIMO
configurations.
the ability to calculate reference coverage probabilities based
on either RSRP or RSRQ
new Tracking Area Code (TAC) support in the Site Editor.
Modification of the calculation of RSRQ for scenarios with
multiple transmitting antennas, in order to ensure that only
antenna port 0 is accounted for.
the uplink data rate layers have been modified so that data
rates are displayed for a single user and not for the entire
carrier bandwidth.
the ability to define downlink and uplink maximum cell loads.
the uplink cell loads are now displayed in the Site Editor.
New prediction file format (.ppf instead of .bin) that improves

performance and reduces the amount of disk space required for
predictions.
Ability to define prediction thresholds.
Introduction of Mentum Planet editions, which determine the features
available and the support included. Four editions are available: Basic,
Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate. For more information, see the
Mentum website.
Introduction of a new Automatic Cell Planning (ACP) tool.

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improvements to the log normal fading modeling, in order to
account for the correlation between signals.
the ability to view RSRP predictions for a single base station
or sector.
support for Physical Cell ID planning to account for MIMO
configurations.
the ability to calculate reference coverage probabilities based
on either RSRP or RSRQ
new Tracking Area Code (TAC) support in the Site Editor.
Modification of the calculation of RSRQ for scenarios with
multiple transmitting antennas, in order to ensure that only
antenna port 0 is accounted for.
the uplink data rate layers have been modified so that data
rates are displayed for a single user and not for the entire
carrier bandwidth.
the ability to define downlink and uplink maximum cell loads.
the uplink cell loads are now displayed in the Site Editor.
New prediction file format (.ppf instead of .bin) that improves

performance and reduces the amount of disk space required for
predictions.
Ability to define prediction thresholds.
Antenna Editor improvementsinclude:

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Display preferences are now saved when closing and

reopening the Antenna Editor. Cases 15436, 16098
Ability to import multiple antennas and to automatically group
them into the same .paf file, using an antenna definition file.
Electrical Beam Steering algorithm enhancement. Ability to
define a single horizontal pattern that automatically gets
rotated based on the electrical azimuth defined in the site
antenna systems.
The colors defined in the antenna editor are now saved when
closing and reopening the antenna editor.
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Ability to import antennas defined in .txt format.

Ability to import antennas defined in .msi format Case 21510
WiMAX and LTEanalyses are now fully multi-threaded.
Ability to import/export antenna algorithms. Case 23174
Lazy loading of Tabular Editor.
Import of TEMS Investigation files.
The scanner survey data import now supports of TEMS_LOG files (for all
technologies).
Migration of WCMDA/HSPA, LTE FDD and LTE TDD Mentum Cell Planner
projects to Mentum Planet.
Ability to select sectors to be modified upon import of data with the
import/export tool.
You can now import LTE AOD files.
Mentum Planet now supports the import of Cell Planner 10.0 projects.
A confirmation now displays when attempting to re-generate a network

analysis. The message informs you that the action will delete all
previously generated analysis layers. The change applies to 3G and 4G
technologies only. Case 22552
You now have the ability to copy/paste antenna file names in the Site
Editor. Cases 13855, 17579
Neighbor planning management redesign:
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Active neighbors displayed in Site Editor

Support for neighbor black lists
New algorithm for neighbor plan generator (algorithms
available in previous versions of Mentum Planet can still be
used)
Neighbor Plan optimization
Ability to import/export of active neighbor lists
Project Explorer now enables you to filter sites and antennas directly in
the data window.
Traffic Map Generator redesign:
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You can now create a traffic map from a fixed subscriber table.
You can now quickly and easily compare site set data to network data.
You can also compare two site sets.
Ability to compare data when importing data with the Import/Export
tool.
Interference matrix generation algorithms:
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new user interface and workflows

support for an indoor/outdoor ratio (including support for 3D
geodata)
support for service probability algorithm (the algorithms
available in previous versions of Mentum Planet can still be
used)
overlapped best server area (the algorithm used in previous

releases of Mentum Planet)
best server area
sector service probabilities (including the ability to select an
environment(e.g., indoor or outdoor)
You can now define base station types in the network settings that
encompass the modulations supported as well as the neighbor plan
criteria.
Single Site Optimization tool that allows for the optimization of antenna
configurations for a single Base Station. This tool is available for all the
technologies supported in Mentum Planet. In the Single Site
Optimization tool, you can also directly visualize the impact of
parameter changes, by displaying signal strength and C/(N+I) grids.
These grids are automatically updated when you change antenna
parameters.
A new Carrier Code display tool is available for all supported
technologies for better visualization of carrier (or channel) reuse, color
code (e.g., PCID, scrambling code, PN offset) reuse, and neighbor list
relationships.
Mentum Planet now includes the Predict -Air propagation model, which
you can use to model high-altitude (aircraft-to-ground) communication.
It can also be used when you want to define an AMSL receiver height.
Mentum Planet now supports AMST in the Q9 propagation model.

Mentum Planet now supports manual antenna tuning in the generation of
unmasked predictions. You can define antenna correction factors on a per
antenna system basis, based on the site configurations.
The Planet General Model now supports multi-resolution geodata.
In order to include more detailed information in a Mentum Planet project,
you can now define local custom data attributes at the base station, site,
sector, antenna, repeater, and carrier level.
Mentum Planet now supports frequency sub-bands for GSM, TDMA/FDMA,
WCDMA and cdma2000.
Ability to define separate penetration losses for different frequency
bands.
You can now generate network analyses to a temporary location.
Ability to account for other-system interference when generating
cdma2000 and WCDMA network analyses and Monte Carlo simulations.
Project Explorer now offers support for Unicode.
You can now hide the Windows category of the Project Explorer for
improved performance.
The Mentum Planet Migrator has been integrated into Mentum Planet.
Graphs can now be generated by selecting multiple columns (for X and Y
axes) in report preview dialog boxes.
A new Grid Processing tool is available that enables you to splice multiple
grids (i.e., a set numeric (.grd) and/or classified (.grc) grids) into a single
grid for further analysis.
The Traffic Analysis and Dimensioning tool for GSM and TDMA-FDMA
technologies is now available in Mentum Planet 5.3.
Support for ARFCN numbers for GSM.
Mentum Planet 5.3 includes MapInfo Professional 10.5.2.
Support for the co-existence of Data Manager Server 5.4 with other
versions of Data Manager Server.
The commands on the Tools menu have been re-organized with the
introduction of a new Optimization menu.
Option to generate FCC contours based on PA power. Case 4572
The 'Save settings and generate output' option is now the default option
in the Network Analysis Wizard. Cases 19005, 22551
Ability in the WiMAX AFPP to keep existing Preamble assignments when
Preambles are defined on a per-channel basis.
The Antennas tab in Tabular Editor (and in a file exported to MS Excel)
now contains a new column that identifies the sector(s) which reference
a given antenna. Case 19525
The Select tables to import panel on the Project Data Import Wizard now
provides a horizontal scroll bar to allow you to adjust the view to read
long table names. Case 20531
You can now enable/disable the additional layer options (Project
Settings>Advanced Options) using Mentum Planet API's. Case 19824
You can now modify file path names (Project Settings>Folders) using
Mentum Planet API's. Case 19825
To improve performance, you can store only location information in the
site table.
The patch version is now displayed in the About Mentum Planet window
(accessible from the Help menu). Case 4572
A View Antennas function has been added to the Site Node in Project
Explorer. This option allows you to display connecting lines between site
and antenna locations. Cases 18480, 19866, 20464, 20796, 22210
The Edit Site tool now remains enabled once activated until another user
interface control is activated. Previously, that tool needed to be reenabled after each use. Case 3483
A read-only sector ID field was added in the Antennas tab of the Tabular
Editor and in the Excel spreadsheet exported by the Import/Export tool.
Upon project creation, the Antenna Algorithms defined in the <Mentum
Planet Installation>\Global folder are used instead of hard-coded
antenna algorithms.
Introduction of a new version of the Universal Model (version 391), which

includes:
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performance improvements
support for indoor to outdoor de-penetration
improvements in the horizontal plan propagation estimation
improved modeling of propagation with elevated structures
(e.g., bridges).
Select All/Unselect All buttons have been added to the Bearers tab in the
Equipment Types section in the Subscriber Settings dialog box. Case
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The Point-to-Point Profile tool now provides an option to identify
transmitter and receiver sites using a distance filter. Case 13842
version 5.2.1
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Support for LTE TDD

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Ability to generate fixed subscriber analyses

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Support for LTE TDD frame configurations

Support for special subframe configurations
Fixed subscribers analyses are now supported for WiMAX

TDD, LTE FDD and LTE TDD
Support for fixed subscribers at different heights
Fixed subscriber editor
Ability to run analyses for a single subscriber
Enhanced Automatic Site Placement tool

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Ability to define a candidate site list and site priorities

Support for network expansion
Clutter weights
Support for the Longley-Rice propagation model
Creation and analysis of Microwave Links within Mentum Planet
MapInfo 10.5
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Integrated free Bing Maps layers

Layered, geo-referenced and data-enriched PDFs
Multiple zoom-dependent styles
Custom composite point & line styles
TDD de-synchronization
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Interference matrix generation

Network Analyses and Monte Carlo simulation
LTE enhancements
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Power recycling: when MIMO is used, some resource

elements are not used on specific antenna ports. In Mentum
Planet 5.2, it was assumed that the power not used for those
unused resource elements was lost. In Mentum Planet 5.2.1,
users have the option to define if the power is recycled or
not. This means that if MIMO is used, this will impact

transmitted powers, indirectly affecting network analyses and
Monte Carlo simulations.
Downlink C/(N+I): in Mentum Planet 5.2, the Downlink
C/(N+I) layer were computed for symbols on which there were
reference signal resource elements. In Mentum Planet 5.2.1,
the Downlink C/(N+I) layer is the average C/(N+I) over all the
symbols of an LTE frame. This means that the Downlink
C/(N+I) layer will be impacted.
Antenna horizontal and vertical beamwidth are now shown in the Tabular
Editor and in an export file. These read-only fields appear on the Sector
Antennas tab.
You can now easily apply flag and group settings for one sector to all
other sectors on a site. This can be done from the Sector>General tab in
the Site Editor.
Terrain height is now displayed in the Site Editor. This field is read-only.
The size of the Point-to-Point Profile tool window is now saved. When you
open the tool, the window size is the same as it was when the tool was
last used.
The Planet Open API now supports the generation of traffic maps.
The width of flag conditions displayed in the Site Editor has been
expanded. You can now view up to 30 characters (the maximum
allowable) in the drop-down control.
Filtered surveys are now assigned to the same sectors as the original
sectors.
The subscribers table generated through LTE Monte Carlo simulation now
contains fields for RSRP, RSRQ and CQI.
You can now display a layer based on a Group and a layer based on Flags
in a map window at the same time.
You can now export Total EIRP and Uplink Composite Noise Figure EIRP
values for TDMA/FDMA sectors.
Propagation models are now sorted alphabetically in the Site Editor.
Project data import is now non case-sensitive. For instance, if you are
importing flag conditions such as 'Active', 'ACTIVE' or 'active' all will be
considered to be the same condition.
The survey filtering function now has options to 'Delete original survey'
and 'Unassign original survey'. These options are implemented as check
boxes in the Survey Filtering window.
You can now clone a sector from within the Site Editor. To do this, rightclick on an existing sector and select 'Clone'. All sector properties are
copied to the new sector.
Planet Universal Model now applies model tuning coefficients to all
geographic areas, including areas that fall outside the extents of the
elevation file that was active when the model was tuned. Previously,
tuning coefficients were only applied within the extents of the elevation
file that was active when the model was tuned. Default coefficients were
used outside that area.
You can access all user guide PDFs provided for Mentum Planet by
choosing the Guides command from the Help menu.
When running propagation model analysis based on sectors, surveys
with antenna properties that are different from the antenna properties
on the sector to which they have been assigned are discarded. A small
margin is allowed with respect to antenna height and power. The margin
for antenna height is 10cm, the margin for antenna power is 0.01 dB.
Case 17442
The Project Explorer is now part of the Mentum Planet application
window. It can be docked and supports an auto-hide feature. When the
Project Explorer is docked, you can no longer click within a node label.
Instead, when you want to rename a node, you must type the full name
of the object to be renamed.
version 5.2
In version 5.2 of Mentum Planet, the following new features and enhancements have
been included:
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Support for UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+ with increased performance and

scalability compared to previous Mentum Planet releases. HSPA+ support
includes MIMO, 64 QAM modulation, and DC-HSDPA.
Beta-level support for GSM.
Enhanced scrambling code planning, including better algorithms,
scrambling code group planning, and comprehensive management of
scrambling codes.
Major LTE improvements, including
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Proportional Fair, Proportional Demand, and Maximum Capacity

schedulers
Modulation Coding Schemes C/(N+I) to Spectral Efficiency
curves
Subscriber mobility support in network analyses and Monte
Carlo simulations
Addition of antenna algorithms (up to 8 Tx and Rx antennas)
Simultaneous diversity and multiplexing
PBCH Channel support
The addition of two new layers displaying the maximum
spectral efficiency that can be reached, on the uplink and the
downlink
Previously, in the Site Editor, the average power per reference
signal resource element, as well as reference signal strength,
were based on the assumption that the PA power defined was
for a single antenna port. In Mentum Planet 5.2.1, if a MIMO
antenna algorithm is assigned, the average power per
reference signal resource element, as well as reference signal
strength, are based on the assumptions that: 1) the PA power
defined is the combined PA power of all the antennas and 2) if
using MIMO the number of Tx antennas defined in the antenna
assigned to the sector is used. This change affects the
Reference Signal Strength, the RSRP and the reference
C/(N+I) analysis layer. Depending on the settings that you
defined, some other analysis layers may be directly impacted

(e.g. DL CINR, if you used reference signal frequency
hopping) and some may be indirectly impacted if based on
reference C/(N+I). The change will also affect Monte Carlo
simulation results.
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Enhanced WiMAX support, including

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Support for user-defined TDMA/FDMA technologies, including

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Proportional Fair, Proportional Demand, and Maximum

Capacity schedulers
Interactive frequency and preamble planning
Per-sector or per-channel preamble
Modulation Coding Schemes C/(N+I) to Spectral Efficiency
curves
The addition of two new layers displaying the maximum
spectral efficiency that can be reached, on the uplink and the
downlink
Numerous improvements to automatic frequency and
preamble planning and to existing WiMAX features
Custom-defined TDMA/FDMA technologies

Simulcast (P25, TETRAPOLE, and TDMA/FDMA technologies)
Land Mobile Radio / Private Mobile Radio networks
Advanced automatic site placement (ASP), allowing for smart

placement of new sites using network dimensioning based on traffic and
propagation characteristics.
Improvements to the measurement data package (MDP) to support the
import of Agilent AOD files and the propagation model accuracy analysis
tool.
Integration of MapInfo Professional 10.0 into Mentum Planet, introducing
new features in Layer Control and layer management, as well as new
menus and toolbars.
Introduction of a new version of the Universal Model (version 380). This
new version includes:
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support of Mentum Planet 5.2

minor improvements and corrections
CPE coordinate units now respect the units specified in the Preferences
window. Cases 11035, 12988, 15136
The Planet Open API now supports Monte Carlo simulation. Case 15498
The Link Configuration Editor can now be accessed from the Site Editor.
Case 14364
Signal strength files are no longer kept permanently unless you specify
them as an additional layer in the project settings. This change is meant
to improve performance and reduce hard disk space requirements. As a
consequence of this change, beginning with Mentum Planet version 5.2.0,
signal strength files can no longer be shared. Case 12287
A new analysis layer has been added (for cdma2000 and WCDMA) that
computes required mobile power based on the maximum achievable data
rate. Case 12680
version 5.1.1
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Introduction of a new analysis generator tool that allows you to select

multiple network analyses of any technology to run in batch mode.
Cases 12291 and 12717
Introduction of new functionality for interference matrices:
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Introduction of a new option (Apply Cell Loads to Selected Sectors) to

the Monte Carlo Simulation node in Project Explorer. This option allows
you to apply cell loads to a subset of sectors. This subset can be based
on a map window selection, the flags filter, a sector group or a query.
Case 13791
Introduction of a new version of the Universal Model (version 370.1475).
This new version includes:
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improved accuracy (e.g., clutter heights files are now

computed to an accuracy of 0.25 m)
improved indoor penetration modeling, especially on the
buildings border
a new version of the FLEXLM licensing software (version 11.8)
memory consumption improvements for large calculation
areas
minor improvements and corrections
Improvements to automatic frequency and preamble planning:

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the ability to import interference matrices

the ability to merge interference matrices
introduction of new constraints

the ability to simultaneously view multiple plan parameters in
a Map window
Improved scalability of Monte Carlo simulations. Case 13809

Mobile antenna gain is now accounted for in signal strength layers
generated through Network Analysis. This change is applicable to all
supported technologies. Case 10890
For LTE and WiMAX, antenna gain is now included in signal strength
related network analysis layers. Antenna gain is also considered in LTE
and WiMAX Monte Carlo simulations. Cases12722 and 10890
version 5.1
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Support for cdma2000 radio access technology.

Improved EV-DO Rev. A modeling with the introduction of higher data
rates bearers for both the forward and reverse link. In Mentum Planet 4.5,
for EV-DO Rev A, 16-slot bearers were supported only. In Mentum Planet
5.1, higher data rates are supported with the ability to use bearers with 4,
8, 12 and 16 slots.
Support for a generic technology, providing a convenient way to manage
candidate cells for which there are no detailed radio parameters.
Improved LTE network modeling with the introduction of an analysis layer
for the RSRQ as well as improvements to the data rate layers in terms of
the impact of the overhead channels on the effective data rates.
Improved LTE Frame Editor for inclusion of additional frame information.
Frequency and Physical Cell-Id ID Planning for LTE networks.
In order to improve the performance of LTE and WiMAX network analysis

and Monte Carlo simulations in dense networks, Mentum Planet software
code has been improved. The impact on the performance is projectspecific; the performance improvements will vary based on the number of
sectors, the density of the sectors, etc.
Support for fiber and RF repeaters for LTE, WiMAX, and cdma2000.
Support for split sectors and distributed antenna systems (DAS), enabling
a single logical cell to be transmitted over several service antennas.
Introduction of a new automatic site placement tool which enables the
quick creation of networks based on a hexagonal cell structure.
Management of site/sector queries for private queries and shared
collaborative queries.
Full support of antennas systems shared across multiple technologies.
A new Select Antenna File dialog is available from the General tab for a
selected antenna in the Site Editor. The dialog box has been designed to
facilitate the selection of antenna patterns based on frequency bands or
MIMO support, for example.
LTE-cdma2000 multi-technology neighbor list management.

The Measurement Data Package now supports LTE Test Mobile and Scan
Receiver data import, visualization, and conversion to survey data for
use in model tuning
Ability to extract statistics for any report generated in Mentum Planet
or, in the case of statistical analyses, statistics on statistics.
Introduction of the Mentum Planet Open API.
Support for electronically controlled antennae (i.e., e-Tilt, e-Azimuth
and e-Beamwidth) at the cell level.
The network overlay tool now supports input projects from Mentum
Planet 5.1, 5.0 as well as previous versions of Mentum Planet.
Redesigned FCC tools.
New Select Sectors dialog box enables you to select sectors based on
groups, flags, or queries. It also includes a preview list that displays the
sectors that will be selected.
Ability to generate site labels from the Tabular Editor and Report
Preview dialog box based on selected data.
A new version of the Universal Model (version 370.1403). This new
version includes:
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Support for multi-threaded prediction calculation

Support for all electronically controlled antennae functions
(e-Tilt, e-Azimuth and e-Beamwidth)
Change of default model tuning options
Removal of some warning message about morphologies
Memory management improvements with high resolution
building data
Minor improvements/corrections
version 5.0.1
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A new network analysis layer for the RSRP (Reference Signal Received
Power) has been introduced for LTE network analyses. This layer shows
the average received power over the resource elements that carry
reference signals. Case 11329
The calculation of the LTE reference signal was modified in Mentum Planet
5.0.1 such that it now represents the power used by the resource
elements carrying the reference signal. This change naturally impacts the
Reference Signal Strength network analysis layer. Other analysis layers,
e.g.,the Reference C/(N+I) layer, and layers that depend on the
ReferenceC/(N+I) (e.g., interference coordination) will be modified as
well.
The range for the Useful Bits per Symbol value on the Modulations panel
in the Network Settings dialog box has been extended so that any value
between 0.01 and 10.0 can be entered.
The WiMAX AFPP tool has been modified to allow you to apply constraints
that will force only adjacent channels to be assigned to sectors.
version 5.0
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Support for WiMAX and LTE networksdetailed modeling of OFDMA airinterfaces and support for Advanced Antenna Systems (AAS)
Ease of useredesigned user interfaces, easy-to-use tabular editors
and new site management features
Better scalability and stabilityability to handle larger networks within
a single project due to a reduced memory footprint and improved
memory management
Future-proof platformready for on-going evolution of radio access
networks including OFDM technologies and advanced antenna systems
Improved APIsopen antenna format and API with support for
advanced antennas; improved iecon performance, and new APIs
available
Better performanceimproved performance in user interfaces, datarelated actions and import/export functions; furthermore, Mentum
Planet 5.0 includes a new prediction engine that generates predictions
faster than previously
MapInfo Professional 9.5.1Mentum Planet 5.0 includes a MapInfo 9.5.1
OEM version with enhanced GIS functionalities.
Improved usability
Many of the main dialog boxes in Mentum Planet have been redesigned to support
new technologies and improve the ease-of-use:
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the Site Editor, which fully supports shared antennas and

multi-technology sites
multiple tabular editors, which offer sorting, filtering,
copying/pasting and mass editing capabilities
the Antenna Editor, which supports multi-band, RET, REA, and
multiple antennas capabilities (e.g., MIMO and smart
antennas)
the new Subscriber Settings dialog box, where you can define
the multiple services, mobile equipment types, and
subscriber types that are used in 4G analyses and simulations
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the Environment Editor, which supports the activation and

advanced settings of multiple radio environments
all new editors display visual cues to indicate changes to data
Improved propagation modeling
New propagation engine offers improved prediction performance with the

inclusion of a multi-threaded prediction generator
Redesigned propagation model editor provides for intuitive and straightforward editing of model parameters; furthermore, the Planet model
format has changed. Former .cpa and .dpm has been merged into an open
xml format (.pmf).
Support for the following propagation models:
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Planet General Model (PGM)

CRC-Predict 4.0 (CRC Predict 4.2 and 4.3 are included for
backwards compatibility with previous versions of Mentum
Planet)
Universal Model, (version 365). This new version includes the
following features:
New advanced model tuning algorithm that provides better
robustness for tuned models
Optional pre-filtering of surveys before automated model
tuning
Faster prediction computation times for very high resolutions
Correction and optimization of the building penetration option
for better indoor prediction results with very large buildings
Minor improvements
n
Support for 3D antenna diagrams in the Planet General Model and CRCPredict 4.0 propagation models.
Mentum Planet includes the Measurement Data Package, which
encompasses the following features:
n
Support for Survey Prediction Tool, which enables you to

merge measurement values with prediction values
Support for WiMAX Test Mobile and Scan Receiver data import,
visualization, and conversion to survey data for use in model
tuning
NOTE: CRC-Predict version 2.0 is no longer supported. As a result, you must

migrate to CRC-Predict 4.0. See the CRC-Predict 4 Emulation of CRC-Predict 2
document.
Support for WiMAX

Mentum Planet introduces advanced support for Fixed and Mobile WiMAX RF planning
and optimization through the following feature set:
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Support for mobile WiMAX (802.16e) and fixed WiMAX (802.16d)

technologies
Support for TDD and FDD duplexing
Multi-technology support for WiMAX (mobile and fixed)
Support for multiple bands and multiple WiMAX channels
Support for adaptive uplink and downlink modulations
Support for transmit and receive masks
Support for multiple WiMAX frame configurations
Support for segmentation and WiMAX permutation zones (FUSC/PUSC)
Support for variable WiMAX cyclic prefixes
Support for smart antenna modeling
Support for MIMO A (diversity), MIMO B (spatial multiplexing) and

WiMAX AMS (Automatic MIMO switching) modeling
Support for FFR
Automatic preamble and channel planning
Mobile WiMAX perm base planning (available in the Automatic

Frequency Preamble and Perm Base Planning tool)
Automatic Frequency Planning for WiMAX
Fixed subscribers table, editor, and management
Support for RF environment modeling
Support for multiple CPE equipment types
Support for fixed CPE antennas
Support for preamble CNIR or preamble signal-strength for best server

selection
Uplink-limited best server selection
Advanced WiMAX network analysis engine
Common and per-channel WiMAX analysis layer generation
WiMAX Monte Carlo simulation
Support for multiple scheduling algorithms
Monte-Carlo report generation and discrete subscribers analysis
Support for LTE (Long Term Evolution)

Mentum Planet introduces advanced support for LTE RF planning and optimization
through the following feature set:
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Support for LTE FDD technology
Support for multiple bands and multiple LTE FDD carriers
Support for adaptive uplink and downlink modulations
Support for transmit and receive masks
Support for LTE frame configurations
Support for variable LTE cyclic prefixes
Support for smart antenna modeling
Support for diversity, MIMO spatial multiplexing, and AMS (Automatic

MIMO switching) modeling
Support for interference coordination/ FFR
Support for multiple scheduling algorithms for interference coordination
Support for RF environment modeling
Support for multiple user equipment types
Support for fixed user equipment antennas
Support for reference signal CNIR or preamble signal-strength for best

server selection
Advanced LTE network analysis engine
Common and per carrier LTE analysis layers
Support for other system interferences in LTE network analysis
LTE Monte-Carlo simulation
Support for multiple scheduling algorithms
Monte-Carlo report generation and discrete subscribers analysis
Site management
Mentum Planet introduces a new Site Editor that facilitates the site management
workflow with an intuitive and easy-to-use interface.
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New Site Editor designed to support 4G technology sites with full

management of shared antennas and advanced antenna systems.
Support of multi-technology base stations in the Site Editor provides the
capability to manage multiple base stations using different radio
technologies at the same site
New site set feature offers local versioning of network sites with the
capability to merge or copy site sets
Site templates enable you to create and store multiple site templates
thus streamlining the site creation process. Site templates can be
shared using the Data Manager
Enhanced sector display schemes enable you to create sector display

schemes based on user-defined statistical data. This provides flexible
visualization of sector parameters and properties.
Data management
Mentum Planet includes an advanced data management system including:
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a Data Manager through which projects are stored and shared
a flexible import/export tool through which you can import or export:

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standard cell parameters

mobile WIMAX, fixed WiMAX, LTE, and cdma2000-specific
parameters
an Import / Export API for Mentum Planet (iecon command line)
an Import / Export API for Data Manager (iecon command line)
support for attachments to a project
ability to manage local data versioning
Other enhancements
The Mentum Planet release includes other new features including:
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a Sector Query Editor, which enables you to query sector data using
complex expressions.
Mentum Planet 5.0 included other important new features such as:
n
the Network Overlay tool, which can be used to create WiMAX or LTE
networks in Mentum Planet 5.0 using sites from other Mentum Planet
projects or from another data source
the Network Data tool, which includes a generic network data import,
report review tool, sector display scheme creation ability, and traffic map
creation using imported data
Embedded Microsoft Bing Maps Viewer (formerly known as Virtual

Earth), which supports Mentum Planet sites and MapInfo raster data
visualization
a connection to the Mentum Antenna Server, which supports an antenna
pattern search and download from a central antenna database
repository
New Mentum Planet icons
Enhanced user documentation

Mentum Planet comes with a comprehensive documentation set including:
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cdma2000 User Guide contains the information you need to begin

creating projects and analysing networks.
WCDMA User Guide contains the information you need to begin creating
projects and analysing networks.
LTE User Guide contains the information you need to begin creating
WiMAX User Guide contains the information you need to begin creating
Fixed WiMAX User Guide contains the information you need to begin
TDMA-FDMA User Guide contains the information you need to begin
OFDMA Collisions Technical Note contains information about the collision
scenarios when in a WiMAX OFDMA mode of operation
LTE Analysis Layers Technical Note helps you better understand common
LTE analysis layers and their intended use.
WiMAX Analysis Layers Technical Note helps you better understand
common WiMAX analysis layers and their intended use.
Mentum Planet Extensions Application Note contains examples of how to
extend Mentum Planet functionality using the new Extension Manager.
CRC-Predict 4 Emulation of CRC-Predict 2 document explains how to
emulate tuned CRC-Predict 2 propagation models using Predict 4 in order
to benefit from the improved overall accuracy of the new model and to
provide access to the new multi-threaded prediction capabilities
In addition, you can access the Customer Care Knowledge Base directly from the
Mentum Planet online Help or from the Help menu within Mentum Planet.
Issue Resolutions
The following issues have been resolved in this release:
version 5.4
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Issue whereby the message 'Cannot find table 0' displayed when
attempting to import network data in Microsoft Excel format. The
problem occurred in cases where the name of the worksheet being
imported began with a number. Case 15830
Issue whereby the message 'Antenna coordinate system is not the
same as DEM coordinate system' displayed when attempting to run
network analysis. This issue occurred in cases where the project
geodata was changed and the new geodata had a different coordinate
system than the original geodata. Case 17034
Issue whereby local attachments were deleted after disconnecting from
Data Manager. Case 17898
Issue whereby the snap option did not function properly when creating a
new site using the Place Copy function. Case 18110
Issue whereby the message 'Error: Index was out of range. Must be
non-negative and less than the size of the collection' displayed when
attempting to generate a WiMAX frequency and preamble plan. This
problem occurred in cases where the number of required channels on a
sector was less than the number of allocated ones. Case 19243
Issue whereby the message 'Error opening filtered grid' displayed when
attempting to generate contours using the Smooth Contouring Tool.
Case 19751
Issue whereby the right-click (shortcut) menu is disabled when
accessed from the heights or clutter node in Project Explorer (Project
Data>Geodata). This problem occurred when the Layer Control window
was open and un-docked. Cases 21356, 21416, 22229, 28932
Issue whereby the Layer Statistics Analysis tool produced incorrect
results under certain conditions. The problem occurred in cases where
one or more grids being used as input were not properly aligned. Now, a
warning is shown when loading a project or when attempting to change
your project geodata to alert you to the fact that your data is not
properly aligned. If your data is not properly aligned you should contact
your geodata vendor to have it corrected. Case 21358
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Issue whereby an exception occurred when attempting to create a site

template from Project Explorer. The problem occurred in cases where
users were using a non-English version of Microsoft Office. Cases 21879,
25208
Issue whereby an exception occurred when attempting to import network
data in Microsoft Excel format. The problem occurred in cases where
users were using a non-English version of Microsoft Office. Cases 21897,
21685
Issue whereby the sites layer was wrongly removed from the map
window after carrying out a site edit operation. Cases 22161, 26966
Issue whereby the application window lost focus (e.g. The application
window went to the back) after closing a dialog box. Case 22502
Issue whereby flag and group nodes were not properly sorted in Data
Manager. Case 22668
Issue whereby sector symbols changed to a star-shaped pattern after
adding a new site using the Place Copy command. This problem occurred
in cases where the SiteFile layer within the SiteFilePerformanceLayer was
moved above the SiteFile layer outside the SiteFilePerformanceLayer
folder. Case 23113
Issue whereby site/sector records were not sorted alphabetically when
viewed in a browser window. Case 23236
Issue whereby the sectors displayed in the Tabular Editor varied
depending on how that tool was launched (e.g. From a group node versus
from a selection of sites). Case 23389
Issue whereby the message 'The process cannot access the file
<FileName.grc> because it is being used by another process' displayed
when refreshing Project Explorer after a network analysis is run based on
an area grid. Case 23433
Issue whereby the application crashed when attempting to place a new
site using the Place Copy command. This problem occurred in cases
where the name of the new site exceeded the 30-character limit. Cases
23897, 24015, 23420, 29097
Issue whereby a Group layer appeared 'shifted' in relation to the site

layer when displayed in a map window. Case 23943
Issue whereby area values displayed in the Layer Statistics Analysis
tool did not respect the units defined in the Preferences dialog. Case
24404
Issue whereby height values in Universal Model did not respect the units
defined in the Preferences dialog. Case 24361
Issue whereby sector names displayed in the Site Editor were not sorted
alphabetically. Case 24691
Issue whereby the message 'Predict 4 error Failed to open the
temporary files containing radial data' displayed when attempting to
perform propagation model tuning. Case 24627
Issue whereby the map window node in Project Explorer did not update
after the corresponding map window was renamed. Case 24875
Issue whereby the message 'NWSpatialWrapper; vmSpliceGrids: Could
not splice grids' displayed when attempting to view prediction layers.
The problem occurred in cases where a sector name contained an
unsupported character (e.g. An accented character). Case 24383
Issue whereby it was difficult to read node labels in Project Explorer
when a node was selected (e.g. Since the selection highlight color was
dark in color). Cases 25094, 25725, 26515
Issue whereby site nodes in Project Explorer did not immediately
expand when clicked on. Case 25098
Issue whereby the cursor focus in the Sites tree in Project Explorer
jumped to an unexpected location when clicking on sites within the tree.
Case 25097
Issue whereby information for some WCDMA terminal categories was
missing in the user documentation. Case 24904
Issue whereby the message 'Error: An error occurred while reading the
grids: Index was outside the bounds of the array' displayed when
running optimization with type Site Selection. The problem occurs in
cases where the propagation models associated with the sectors being
optimized reference heights grids with different resolutions. Case 25095
Issue whereby the Tabular Editor displayed files with text file (.txt)
extensions in the available propagation model list. Case 25289
Issue whereby the message 'Unable to open table' displayed when
attempting to display a prediction layer. The issue occurred in cases
where the site name contained Unicode characters. Unicode characters
are now supported for the following propagation models: PGM, PGM-A, Q9
and Longley-Rice. They are not supported for Predict 4 and Universal
Model. Cases 25185, 29231
Issue whereby the migration of a Mentum CellPlanner 10 WCDMA project
failed when a description field contained more than 255 characters. In
version 5.4.0, descriptions longer than 255 characters will be truncated to
255 characters during migration and a warning message will display.
Issue whereby an exception occurred during LTE FDD network analysis
when the 'Interference Coordination' analysis layer was selected. Case
25380
Issue whereby the message 'Propagation Model Analysis: An error
occurred while trying to compute the analysis. The error is: Vector File
too large => nbrecord (109975) > 100000 items' displayed when
attempting to generate a new propagation model analysis. Case 25312
Issue whereby the message 'Agilent error while dumping AOD file:
<FileName>' displayed while attempting to import an LTE AOD file. Cases
24660, 24457
Issue whereby the pilot power value associated to EV-DO sector-carrier
as displayed in the Tabular Editor was incorrect and not equal to the PA
power value. Case 25521
Issue whereby the message 'Exception of type
'System.OutOfMemoryException' was thrown" displayed when
attempting to run LTE Monte Carlo simulation. Memory management
improvements have been implemented in 5.4.0 that greatly reduce the
possibility of such an exception occurring. Case 25782
Issue whereby data exported based on a sector Group contained sectors
that were not in that Group. Case 25783
Issue whereby Fixed Subscriber Analysis results were missing from the
Microsoft Excel results file. This problem occurred in cases where the
'select prediction at CPE antenna height level' option was selected. Case
25918
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Issue whereby the unit uses for MIMO B in the Microsoft Excel Fixed
Subscriber Analysis report incorrectly showed as dB instead of as a
percentage. Case 25919
Issue whereby the Project Explorer behaved erratically. This included
problems with scrolling operations, problems opening/closing groups
and issues with cursor movement. Changes implemented in version 5.4
make these issues much less likely to occur. Cases 25967, 26516,
26517,26584,26587, 26967,25698, 26963, 26637, 25294,27347,27618,
29251
Issue whereby the application hung when left idle for a while. This
problem occurred in cases where the user entered some characters in
the Sites filter in Project Explorer and then immediately changed the
focus to another application. When they returned the focus to Mentum
Planet they found the application had 'frozen'. Case 26684
Issue whereby changes made to a site's properties were incorrectly
being reflected in a copy of that site. Case 26162
Issue whereby the message 'GSM_Sectors Table: Sector <SectorID>
has invalid value' displayed when project data was being imported. The
problem occurred in cases where the GPRS Maximum Supported Coding
Scheme and EGPRS Coding scheme was blank for some sectors on the
import sheet. Case 26174
Issue whereby the message "<ModelName>. Internal error. There are
not enough 'float' parameters in the model for parameter
'OutputResolutionMeters'" displayed when propagation models were
being migrated. Cases 26226, 27087
Issue whereby the Tabular Editor did not allow you to allocate MAIO's
and HSN's when the FH type was set to BBH. Case 26294
Issue whereby the GSM Worst Offender C/A network analysis layer
failed to account for the adjacent channel interference rejection factor
and therefore did not show the correct values. Case 26316
Issue whereby the message 'sites locked by n/a' displayed
Unexpectedly in Data Manager. Case 26356
Issue whereby the message 'Error in the application' displayed while

attempting to connect to Data Manager Server. This problem occurred in
cases where the specified port number was incorrect. The application now
displays a more meaningful error message that alerts the user to the
problem and suggests they check the port number. Case 26488
Issue whereby the message 'failed to create BIN file' displayed when
attempting to generate predictions. This problem occurred in cases where
user was trying to generate predictions for sectors for which prediction
generation had previously been terminated before completion of the
process. Cases 26512, 26681, 26897, 26931
Issue whereby the Scan Receiver Export to Survey function produced
incorrect results under certain conditions. Case 26127
Issue whereby there was an unexpected discrepancy between the LTE
FDD uplink MCS and uplink data rate analysis layers. Case 26656
Issue whereby the message 'Exception has been thrown by the target of
an invocation' displayed when using the CPICH Pollution Inspector tool.
Case 26370
Issue whereby an exception occurred when attempting to import network
data. The problem occurred when there were missing primary keys in the
import file. Case 27101
Issue whereby the message 'failed write to BIN file' displayed when
attempting to generate predictions. The problem occurred in cases where
the resolution of referenced heights and/or clutter data was not an
integer value (a requirement in Mentum Planet). Now, a warning message
is displayed in such cases alerting the user to the problem and suggesting
to use the Resizer tool in Grid Manager to correct it. Cases 27372, 27589,
29004
Issue whereby the message 'Cannot define speed for Usage
<UsageName>: cannot use a speed that is not set for any LTE Modulation
of the equipment type defined' incorrectly displayed when attempting to
import project data. Case 27335
Issue whereby the message 'Analysis Area too large. Reduce analysis
bounds or increase Analysis resolution from XX m to a value greater then
YY m in the Analysis Area Pane.' incorrectly displayed when attempting to
run network analysis. Case 26054
Issue whereby the clutter properties setting in the propagation model

editor changes to 'Use default/single properties' when the receiver
height is changed. This problem occurred when the model type was
Predict 4 or PGM. Case 27568
Issue whereby the message 'Data in the selected import tables in
invalid. The import process has been aborted and no changes made to
the project. Data validation message: Downlink bearer <BearerName>
has undefined LTEModulation.Speed' Unexpectedly displayed when
importing project data. Case 27586
Issue whereby the message 'An item with the same key has already
been added' displayed when migrating a project. Case 27383
Issue whereby the Antenna_Bands export sheet did not display any data
when exported to Microsoft Excel format. Case 27666
Issue whereby the survey operations such as generate header from
sector, survey averaging and survey filtering caused the antenna
coordinate values to Unexpectedly change. Case 27560
Issue whereby the message 'Failed to load project. Project
<ProjectName> must have at least 1 range optimization constraint.
Please make sure you are not deleting one' displayed when opening a
project. Case 27835
Issue whereby clutter properties defined in the Propagation Model Editor
are lost when switching between clutter grids of different resolutions.
Case 27442
Issue whereby scroll bars in the Tabular Editor Unexpectedly disappear
after applying filters. Case 27963
Issue whereby the message 'Index was outside the bounds of the array'
displayed when generating LTE FDD Monte Carlo simulation. The
problem occurs when the traffic map associated with the subscriber
covers a larger area than the project geodata. The application now
displays a warning message when this condition exists with instructions
to trim the traffic map so that it falls within the bounds of the geodata.
Case 28004
Issue whereby the message 'Sites cannot be placed for the selected
region' displays when using the Automatic Site Placement Tool. Case
27319
Issue whereby TDMA network analysis failed when one or more sites
considered for the analysis contained a period character in their name.
Case 28138
Issue whereby applying site selection changes (site activation or site
deactivation) did not always function properly. Case 28154
Issue whereby an antenna query based on central frequency wrongly
excluded some antennas from the results. Case 28155
Issue whereby the ACP site selection algorithm did not activate the
correct number of sites under given conditions. Case 28156
displayed when attempting to generate CDMA network analysis layers.
The problem occurred on projects that were migrated from a previous
version. Cases 28064, 28981
Issue whereby the number of subscribers indicated in the
Subscribers>Global report for WCDMA Monte Carlo simulations was
incorrect. Case 28284
Issue whereby the file generated when viewing a survey transmitting
location did not get stored in the project folder. Case 28255
Issue whereby the message 'UM: Memory allocation failure' displayed
when attempting to generate predictions using Universal Model. This
problem occurred in cases where the antenna correction option in the
model was enabled. Cases 27947, 28916
Issue whereby the application crashed when attempting to run batch
project migration. Case 28638
Issue whereby the message 'Warning: Unable to delete directory
<ProjectFolder\...\ColorCodePlanning>' displays when attempting to run
batch project migration. Case 28635
Issue whereby grid creation using interpolation was not possible (e.g. The
process failed with multiple error messages). Case 28595
Issue whereby the formula used to compute the number of control
channel resource elements for LTE FDD was incorrect. Case 28760
Issue whereby the message 'Object reference not set to an instance of

an object' displayed when attempting to generate TDMA-FDMA network
analysis. Case 28687
Issue whereby the Automatic Site Placement Tool (Basic Mode) failed
when run on a project that did not have a clutter file in the Geodata
folder. Case 29200
version 5.3.2
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Issue whereby TDMA/FDMA network analysis fails when a color code

exception value was NULL. When this problem occurred, the
network analysis window did not open and no error message
displayed. Case 26978
Issue whereby the message '<NeighborPlanName> does not exist'
displayed when attempting to delete a neighbor list using the Planet
API. Case 27297
Issue whereby selecting a range of sites in Project Explorer (e.g. by
selecting a site, pressing and holding the SHIFT key then selecting
another site) did not select all sites within the range.
Issue whereby the Map window did not update automatically when
sectors were added to a site (in the Site Editor). This issue occurred
in cases where the map display layer was based on a Group. The fix
does not apply to maps based on Flags, Queries and Group By
nodes. Case 13733
Issue whereby the Mutual Neighbor field shown in the neighbor list
viewer window wrongly showed a value of 'False' for all sectors. This
issue occurred when the neighbor list was generated using the
interference matrix or best server method. Case 26002
Issue whereby the buttons at the bottom of the Merge Interference
Matrices window were hidden. The problem was seen when Mentum
Planet was run on a Japanese version of Windows XP. Case 26220
Issue whereby the message '<NetworkAnalysisName>: Analysis
Area too large' displayed when attempting to run WCDMA Network
Analysis. This issue occurred in cases where network analysis was
running using the 'Use the combined area of selected predictions'
option. Case 26054
Issue whereby traffic map generation failed with the message 'Error
splicing grids'. The issue occurred in cases where the coordinate
systems of the clutter weight and vector weight grids were not
identical. Case 26601
Issue whereby it was not possible to select a carrier associated with
a neighbor plan in the PCID planning tool window. Case 26716
Issue whereby physical cell ID labels did not display in map

window when a project was re-opened. This issue occurred in
cases where the workspace autosave option was enabled. Case
26115
version 5.3.1
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Issue whereby the message 'Please enter a value within the range [200,200]' displayed when adjusting PA power values even though the
value entered was within that range. Case 23846
Issue whereby Data Manager user group assignments were lost when the
Data Manager was re-started.
Issue whereby an exception was thrown when attempting to import TEMS
Investigation log files. The issue was detected on Windows XP 32-bit and
64-bit operating systems.
Issue whereby the message 'Unable to read survey information' displays

when attempting to average a survey data file. This problem occurs in
cases where the survey has been displayed on a map prior to survey
averaging. To avoid the problem, carry out survey averaging prior to
displaying the survey. Cases 21772, 22047
Issue whereby the number of subscribers spread during Monte Carlo
simulation was the same regardless of service loading. This issue was
detected when a Monte Carlo simulation was generated for sites with an
EV-DO carrier. Case 22504
Issue whereby the network analysis engine did not respect the signal
strength/received power units specified in the User Preferences dialog
box when the units were set to 'dBuV/m'. Case 22663
Issue whereby the message 'Error initializing tree structure' displays after
clicking the Update All File Items in the Project Explorer button. This
problem occurs only in cases where the button is depressed immediately
after running a network analysis based on an area grid. Case 23433
Issue whereby the message 'The carriers in the saved analysis settings
are not present in the current selection' displays when attempting to
create a network analysis. This problem occurs if you change network
settings (e.g., the frequency band or carrier descriptors) and those
settings are referenced in the default network analysis settings. To
correct the problem, delete the DefaultAnalysisSettings.xml file located
in the <project>/technology folder (e.g. <project>/CDMA2000_
Analyses). Cases 23768, 23727
Issue whereby the free space loss curve in the survey regression tool
did not properly account for changes to the frequency parameter. Case
24297
Issue whereby the message 'Project cannot be loaded. There are no
licenses available for <technology type>' displayed upon project
opening. Case 24516
Issue whereby the Universal Model Horizontal Propagation option did
not remain enabled upon re-opening the model settings dialog box. Case
24792
Issue whereby the message 'Copy of <SiteName> failed: An item with
the same key has already been added' displayed when attempting to
generate predictions. The problem occurred in cases where the geodata
grids had negative eastings values. Cases 24723, 24608, 24790
Issue whereby the affected area values shown in a histogram
interference matrix were incorrect. This problem occurred in cases
where the interference matrix was generated based on service
probabilities. Case 24850
Issue whereby the message 'Prediction Post Processing failed for
<*>.ppf: Reading header data failed' when attempting to generate
predictions based on the Predict-Air propagation model. Case 24713
Issue whereby mobile allocation lists (MAL) containing carriers
(ARFCNs) from different sub-bands could not be imported. Case 24281
Issue whereby the cdma2000_Carrier_Antennas worksheet was missing
when project data was exported using the import/export tool. Case
24704
Issue whereby RSRP and RSRQ values for subscribers blocked because
of reference coverage were incorrect. Case 22673
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Issue whereby map display did not update when a new sector was added
to a site in the Site Editor (e.g. newly added sector did not display in map
window). Case 13733
Issue whereby the application did not recognize predictions as valid when
the frequency band assigned to a sector changed. Case 14588
Issue whereby Prediction Manager did not consider filters based on Flags
or Groups. Case 16115
Issue whereby the Zoom Automatically on Viewed Site Selection option
did not function properly. Cases 16565, 21010, 24196
Issue whereby the creation and/or activation of site sets took a long
time. Performance in this area has been greatly enhanced in version
5.3.0. Cases 15828, 18165, 19896
Issue whereby an out of memory error displayed when attempting to
export to survey a scanner data file.Cases 17410, 19915
Issue whereby the Layer Statistics Analysis tool computed statistics
incorrectly when the input data layer contained negative values.Case
17743
Issue whereby the unit type selection list in the Grid Import tool was
incomplete. Case 18360
Issue whereby the migration rollback function did not work properly. Case
18346
Issue whereby the antenna file drop-down control in the Site Editor did
not take advantage of the auto complete option. Now, when you type
characters in this control, the list will scroll to the list item matching the
characters you have typed. Case 19019
Issue whereby you could not change the case of a character in the site
'Name' field in the Site Editor. For example, you could not change the site
name from 'Site_1' to 'site_1'. Case 19021
Issue whereby the Best Ec threshold value defined in the cdma2000
default analysis settings dialog was not properly migrated. During
migration, this value was improperly reset to the Mentum Planet default.
Case 18833
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Issue whereby the add/remove buttons for LTE modulations in the

Network Settings window were not visible. This problem occurred under
specific screen resolutions only. Case 19160
Issue whereby the distance unit shown in the Point-to-Point Profile tool
window did not respect the unit specified in the User Preferences dialog
box. Case 19203
Issue whereby all sites displayed in the active map window upon
disconnecting from Data Manager (or Tabular Editor) even when the
display was based on Groups or Flags. Case 19376
Issue whereby the action of double-clicking on a .planet (project) file did
not open Mentum Planet and the related project. Case 19202
Issue whereby the message 'To generate label, the current table must
have at least column Site or Site ID, and at least one column should be
selected. Site column (name: "Site ID") is missing' displayed when
attempting to generate labels based on a traffic column in the Network
Data import tool. Cases 19208, 19533, 21238
Issue whereby 'banned' sectors as defined in the Site Editor were
incorrectly available for selection in the IFPP tool. Case 19559
perform Tabular Editing. Performance has been enhanced in version
5.3.0 to reduce the likelihood of such a problem occurring. Case 19654
Issue whereby MIMO A gain was not calculated correctly. This problem
occurred in cases where antenna is omni-directional. Case 19763
Issue whereby the import of Agilent AOD files failed. Case 19995
Issue whereby the message 'No 1xRTT forward bearers found with the
required data rate' incorrectly displayed when attempting to run EV-DO
network analysis. Cases 19040, 22308
Issue whereby predictions generated using the PGM-A propagation
model were incorrect. The problem was caused by the fact that the K1
and K2 near model parameters were flipped. Case 20633
Issue whereby the message 'The server is not available. Verify the
Internet connection and try again' displayed when attempting to
download an antenna from the Mentum Antenna Server. Case 20601
Issue whereby the terrain height for repeaters incorrectly displayed as '999'. Case 20809
Issue whereby the message 'verticalBoresightDegree element is invalid'
displayed when attempting to load an antenna pattern. Case 20894
Issue whereby the message 'Cannot read coordinate system category'
displayed when attempting to create a new project. The problem occurred
when running Mentum Planet using the Japanese locale operating system
settings. Case 20630
Issue whereby an exception occurred when attempting to export project
data. The problem occurred in cases where an equipment type being
imported did not have a band assignment or if the bands assigned did not
exist in the project. In such cases, the first band for the technology of the
equipment type is assigned. Case 20998
Issue whereby the Mentum Planet application window hides itself after
carrying out certain actions (e.g. closing a dialog box, viewing predictions
etc...). Case 21018
Issue whereby shortcut (right-click) menu options in Project Explorer
were incorrectly disabled when the Layer Control window was floating.
Cases 21326, 21416, 22229
Issue whereby a the Flags or Groups map layer disappeared after
changing the network coordinates system. Case 21012
Issue whereby FFR usage values as displayed in the Site and Tabular
editors were inconsistent (e.g. In Site Editor FFR usage values displayed
as 20% whereas the same value displayed as 0.2% in the Tabular Editor).
Case 21367
Issue whereby traffic options incorrectly appeared in the TDMA/FDMA
Network Analysis Wizard. Case 21577
Issue whereby BCCH carrier numbers were not properly updated after
being imported. The problem occurred in cases where frequency hopping
was set to synthesized or baseband. Cases 21689, 22487
Issue whereby the Data Manager 'Display Differences Only' filter did not
function correctly. Cases 21659, 23209
Issue whereby project migration between version 5.2.0 and 5.2.1 was
very slow. Changes have been implemented in version 5.3.0 that greatly
improve performance in this area. Case 21749
Issue whereby statistics could not be generated based on .csv type data
imported using the Network Data tool. Case 21898
Issue whereby the message 'Cannot insert duplicate key in object
dbo.FileCategory' displayed when attempting to submit data to Data
Manager. Case 22104
Issue whereby the message 'The given key was not present in the
dictionary' displayed when attempting to generate a traffic map using
the Planet Open API. Case 22144
Issue whereby the message 'Traffic for sector XXX is negative' displays
when attempting to generate a traffic map using the Planet Open API.
The problem occurs in cases where the network data for the sector
equals zero erlangs. Case 22476
Issue whereby the message 'Cannot find item XXX in current visible
layer' displayed when attempting to Locate a site. The issue occurred in
cases where the site being located did not exist in the Group or Flag
layer currently displayed in map window. Now, if the site being located is
not part of the Group or Flag layer, the sites layer will be opened and the
site being located will be centered in the map window. Case 22692
Issue whereby clutter weighting was not considered when generating a
traffic map using the Planet Open API. Case 22543
Issue whereby the generation of predictions from the Flags node in
Project Explorer did not properly consider repeaters associated with
sectors belonging to the active Flags filter. Case 22466
Issue whereby an out of memory error displayed when attempting to run
cdma2000 network analysis. Performance has been enhanced in version
5.3.0 to reduce the likelihood of such a problem occurring. Case 21488
Issue whereby the Network Overlay tool did not import Flag and Group
settings. Case 23160
Issue whereby the message 'Unable to load DLL ...\MPMiPrj.dll' displayed

when attempting to import survey data in Planet DMS format. The
specified DLL was missing from the software installation package. Case
23259
save a project. Performance has been enhanced in version 5.3.0 to
reduce the likelihood of such a problem occurring. Case 23208
execute the Save Current function from the LTE FDD Frequency and
Parameter Plans node in Project Explorer. Case 22876
Issue whereby colors defined in a sector display scheme were not
assigned properly when the display scheme was applied to network data.
Case 20723
Issue whereby the message 'Object reference not set to an instance of an
object' displayed when attempting to make the master site set active.
Case 23421
Issue whereby the Grid Info tool displayed incorrect information (e.g. the
wrong sector ID) when querying a best server grid. The problem occurred
in cases where the Windows Region and Language settings were set to
Croatian. Case 23567
Issue whereby the message 'Index and length must refer to a location
within the string' displayed when attempting to import an antenna file
with an .adf extension. Case 23724
Issue whereby a carrier could not be added to a mobile allocation list
(MAL). The problem occurred in cases where the carrier was assigned to a
non-hopping transceiver. Case 23929
Issue whereby an out of memory error displayed when attempting import
data using the Import/Export tool. Performance has been enhanced in
version 5.3.0 to reduce the likelihood of such a problem occurring. Cases
21931, 19645, 20254
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Issue whereby the current map display (based on a Group or Flag

selection) was lost after using the Find Site tool. Case 13852
Issue whereby antenna mechanical tilt was not accounted for in
generated FCC contours.Case 17929
Issue whereby the map layer that used to display connecting lines
between sectors and repeaters (SiteFile_Relation) displayed in error. To
display this layer, you must add it from the Layer Control window.Case
18892, 15659, 16415, 18744
Issue whereby the Workspace autosave option did not function
properly. This has been resolved although it only works for a single
workstation. Case 18405, 15952, 17364, and 17511
Issue whereby the message 'Only Auto prediction increment is
supported' displayed when attempting to generate predictions. This
message displayed because at least one sector had a prediction
distance increment set to something other than 'auto' (distance
increment = heights grid resolution). Mentum Planet 5.x no longer
supports user-defined distance increments. The distance increment is
set to be the same as the heights grid resolution by default. Distance
increment values that do not follow this rule are converted during
migration. Case 18387
Issue whereby some repeater properties (e.g., geographic coordinates,
propagation distance, power values and antenna properties) did not
appear when viewing the site table in a Browser window. Note that you
must update your site file in order to view this data (right-click on the
Sites node and select 'Update Site File'). Case 17878
Issue whereby the Query tool generated incorrect results when a query
condition was based on antenna azimuth.Case 16126
Various issues related to project migration. Case 18075, 18246, 17508,
17989, 18298, 18323, 18539, 18914
Issue whereby an 'overflow' error occurred when attempting to view
sector neighbors.Case 16312
Problem whereby the MapInfo 'Named Views' utility would not load and
run properly. Case 11414
Issue whereby the Prediction Generator did not properly force prediction
generation when building polygon data had changed. This issue only
occurred when the Planet Universal Model was being used. Case 14107,
14302
Issue whereby the histogram, clutter distribution and regression analysis
windows were not properly updated after survey points were removed.
Case 14645
Issue whereby the Point-to-Point Profile tool froze under certain
conditions forcing the user to re-start the application. The issue occurred
when a profile referenced a CRC Predict 4 propagation model where the
clutter separation distance parameter on one or more clutter classes was
set to a value of zero.Case 14581, 16243
Issue whereby the Data Manager 'View Differences Only' command did
not function properly. In some case, differences did not display. Case
16082, 16764, 18711, 19013, 16402
Issue whereby changes to CDMA pilot power had differing impacts on
control and traffic channel powers when made in the Site Editor as
compared to the Import tool.Case 16700, 16236
Issue whereby long antenna names shown in the Site Editor were being
truncated. Now, when you click the drop-down control the entire antenna
name is displayed. Case 16410
Issue whereby sector Groups were not sorted in the Site Editor. Case
16407
Issue whereby project data import failed with an error. The issue occurred
in cases where user was trying to import a repeater when that repeaters
donor sector was not included in the import file. Now, a warning message
is shown in the log window (indicating that the repeater cannot be
imported) but import will proceed. Case 16820
Issue whereby a Sector Display Scheme created based on the antenna
horizontal beamwidth property did not properly depict the antenna
beamwidth.Case 17352
Issue whereby survey nodes were improperly removed from Project
Explorer following disconnection from Data Manager. Case 17367
Issue whereby the error 'Link configuration does not have sequential
link budget indexes starting at 1' displayed when importing site data.
Case 17400
Issue whereby some LTE layers were not properly supported by the
Planet Open API. Case 17756
Issue whereby the message 'Object reference not set to an instance of
an object' displayed when closing a project. Case 17746, 18467
Issue whereby local attachment files were incorrectly deleted following
disconnection from Data Manager. Case 17898
Issue whereby antenna properties were not properly saved in Fixed
WiMAX subscriber settings (equipment types). When a project was reopened, antenna properties reverted to their original values. Case
17860
Issue whereby the pilot % of PA power value is set incorrectly when
placing a CDMA EV-DO site using a site template. Case 18026, 19449
Issue whereby LTE Network Analysis layers based on the carrier could
not be generated using the Planet API. Case 17884
Issue whereby the initialization of Capesso incorrectly utilized a Mentum
Planet license. Case 18344
Issue whereby the MapInfo Coordinate Extractor tool did not
automatically load when Mentum Planet was started (when that tool
was configured to be 'autoloaded'). Case 18331, 18941
Issue whereby the site Locate function incorrectly added all sites to a
map window after being executed. This issue occurred when the Locate
function was executed from within a sector Group. Case 18446, 18973,
18974
Issue whereby CDMA Best Ec values were different depending on the
layer selection chosen when network analysis was run. Case 18425
Issue whereby the multicast delay spread analysis layer incorrectly
displayed NULL values when the values should have been '0'. Case
18593
Issue whereby combined predictions could not be viewed when project
was stored on a network drive. Case 18869
Issue whereby an error message displayed when using the Best Server
Recolor tool. This issue occurred when attempting to recolor server areas
base on the GSM LAC or RAC properties. Case 8176
Issue whereby an exception was thrown when attempting to view a
propagation model analysis report immediately after it had been
renamed. Case 17256
Issue whereby project data export was considerably slower in Mentum
Planet 5.1 as compared to Mentum Planet 4.5. Case 15554
Issue whereby survey filter results changed after opening and closing the
Curves window (after first loading a filter). Case 15159
Issue whereby an out of memory exception was thrown on some sectors
during prediction generation. This issue was intermittent and related to
Windows memory management. Memory management has been
optimized in Mentum Planet 5.2.1 which greatly reduces the likelihood of
this problem occurring. Case 15449
Issue whereby predictions based on Pilot power could not be viewed. This
problem only occurred on split sectors. Case 17472
Issue whereby an exception was thrown when attempting to generate
predictions. The exception occurred in cases where the sector for which a
prediction was being generated fell outside the bounds of the project
geodata (but inside the bounds of the model-specific geodata). This issue
only occurred when using the Planet Universal Model. Case 17581
Issue whereby an exception was thrown when attempting to run Monte
Carlo simulation (for LTE sites) using the Planet API. Case 17901
Issue whereby the Neighbor List and Interference Matrix tools did not
respect the units specified in the Preferences window. Case 16533
Issue whereby the Best Serving Sector Recolor Tool did not support CDMA
network analysis layers. Case 16534
Issue whereby LTE network analysis did not properly respect
environment settings (e.g. The analysis considered clutter classes even
when they were disabled within the environment settings). Case 18018
Issue whereby the Tabular Editor did not display the proper
sites/sectors when launched from a selection of two or more sector
Groups. Case 18877, 17347
Issue whereby the message 'invalid view layer' displayed when the
Layer Statistics Analysis report window was closed. Case 16303, 16381,
16007, 16463, 16850, 18432, 19355, 19527
Issue whereby Mentum Planet 4.x antenna patterns did not migrate
properly to Mentum Planet 5.x format. Case 14965
Known Issues
The following list details important issues that are known to exist at the time of this
release. These issues are being actively tracked and managed, and we expect to
resolve them in the near future. These issues will be addressed as we progress
through the software development and testing process.
The following list details limitations that are known to exist at the time of this release.
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When importing project data the log window may erroneously indicate
that rows in the Optimization Constraints table have been modified. Case
29234
After exporting and then immediately re-importing project data (without
making changes) the Compare Data function indicates differences in
antenna location coordinates. This issue is due to rounding. This
differences will not require prediction re-generation. Case 29233
Issue whereby the message 'Error: Could not read network data file.
Syntax error in FROM clause' displays when attempting to generate a
traffic map based on network data. This problem is known to occur when
the name of a sheet within the network data contains an underscore
character. To workaround the issue, rename the worksheet so that it
does not include the underscore character. Case 28750
The EV-DO revision displayed for discrete subscribers when using the Info
tool may be incorrect in certain circumstances.
Issue whereby Project Explorer behaves erratically. This includes
problems with scrolling operations, problems opening/closing Groups and
issues with cursor movement. Cases 25967, 26516, 26517,26584,26587,
26967,25698, 26963, 26637, 25294,27347
displays when attempting to generate Automatic Frequency Plans (AFP).
To avoid this issue, ensure that your sites and sectors do not contain
comma characters when creating neighbor lists to be used as input to
AFP. Case 27551
Issue whereby the message '< site name> failed: Predict 4.0 Error: failed
write to BIN file' displayed when attempting to generate predictions. This
issue occurred in cases where the geodata (heights and/or clutter) was
not an integer. To work around the issue, re-size your geodata files to
an integer resolution using the re-sizer tool in Grid Manager. Case 27589
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Issue whereby an out of memory exception displayed when attempting

to run network analysis on a large number of sectors (e.g. 30,000+). To
work around this issue, reduce the number of sectors that are included
in your network analysis. Case 27337
Issue whereby the capture data option in the Grid Info tool does not
function properly. To work around this issue, click the Grid Info button
after enabling the capture data option. Case 25583
Issue whereby the message 'Predict 4 error failed to open the temporary
files containing radial data' displays when attempting to generate
predictions using the CRC-Predict propagation model. To work around
this issue, reduce the number of radials you are using. Case 24627
Issue whereby the message 'NWSpatialWrapper::vmSpliceGrids:Could
not splice grids' displays when attempting to view predictions for a site.
The issue occurs when the site name contains unexpected characters
(e.g. an accent). To work around the issue, rename your site so that it
does not contain such characters. Case 24383
Issue whereby the message 'Error opening filtered grid' displays when
attempting to contour a grid using the Smooth Contour tool. To avoid
the problem, increase the Smoothing Window value in the Smooth
Contour tool dialog box. Case 19751
Issue whereby the application crashes after changing the Windows
Desktop background. This issue has been reported on Windows 7 64-bit
OS. To avoid the problem, close Mentum Planet before changing your
Desktop background. Case 21153
Issue whereby an exception occurred when attempting to create a site
template. To work around this issue, close and re-open Mentum Planet
after the exception occurs. Case 21879
Intermittent issue whereby an exception
(System.Data.OleDb.OleDbException) occurs when attempting to
import project data. If you encounter this issue, re-try the data import
operation. Case 23629
Intermittent issue whereby the application freezes when a user is

attempting to change colors on a classified grid. To work around the
issue, close and re-open the application. Case 23723
Issue whereby changing the cable length (on Link tab in Site Editor) does
not automatically update the power values shown on the Link tab. To
update these values, click on another tab in the Site Editor then click on
the Link tab. Case 22603
The Layer Control window cannot be docked if opened by clicking on the
Layer Control tool button. To work around this problem, open the Layer
Control dialog box from the Map menu. Case 23405
Issue whereby the application crashes after changing the Windows
system font size to Extra Large.
In order to import iBwave projects, you must install the iBwave viewer.
Sector symbol azimuths do not consider eAzimuth. Case 19207
In Mentum Planet, traffic values are stored with 2-byte precision. This
means that traffic maps can utilize a maximum of 65 536 discrete values.
If the actual range of traffic density values exceeds this number, the
density values will be scaled to fit within the 2-byte range. For any given
area, this means that it may not be possible to assign the bins within that
area uniform traffic density values. Instead, in order to preserve the total
amount of traffic within that area, it may be necessary to assign different
traffic values to the bins within the area. In all cases, assigned traffic
values will be a multiple of the 2-byte interval calculated through the
scaling process. A 'speckled' pattern may be evident if colors assigned to
density values in adjacent bins are different.Case 19072
When generating propagation model analyses, surveys must be in either:
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Lat/Long (WGS 84, or NAD 83, or GRS80), in which case the

first column name must start with long or x, or lat or y.
The coordinate system of the Heights file, in which case, the
first column name should not start with long, x, lat or y,
but instead the first column must contain X coordinates, and
the second column must contain Y coordinates.
When generating propagation model analyses, an out of memory

exception may occur when saving large analyses. If such an error occurs,
reduce the number of distances in the analyses settings. Network
analyses generated in Mentum Planet version 4.x are not accessible

from the Project Explorer in version 5.2. These analysis files can be
found in the /ProjectName/Obsolete folder (in appropriate technologydependent sub folder).
Known Limitations
The following list details limitations that are known to exist at the time of this release.
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Issue whereby the message 'No license available for Universal Model.
Please check the license file <PlanetDir>\Universal Model\Universal_
Model.lic' displayed when attempting to tune a Universal Model. This
issue occurs when attempting to use a standalone license on a server
machine. To avoid the problem, use a server license. Case 27358
For migration to work properly, there must be at least one site in your
project. Case 27835
Site templates do not store MIMO antenna settings. Case 25197
Some settings on the General panel in the Site Editor are hidden. This
issue applies to HSPA carriers only. To avoid the problem, increase your
screen resolution. Case 22236
There may be minor differences in predictions when compared with
Mentum Planet 4.5. These differences can be attributed to fixes that were
made to the Longley-Rice model that existed in Mentum Planet 4.5:
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Parts of the ground impedance characteristics weretaken

fromthe firstradial (instead of recalculated for each radial).
Although, not very significant overall, it could make slight
differences
Ground impedance computing contained an issue that in some
cases theincorrect phase information was taken. Not
significant in majority of cases, but could affect the overall
output.
We found differences between mP5.2.1 and mP4.5of 0.1 to 0.35dB in some

areas depending on the DEM.In rest of the areas (>90%), the predictions from
4.5 and 5.2.1 were almost identical.
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The AFPP tool button applies only to GSM/TDMA technologies. If you wish
to run AFPP on a technology other than GSM or TDMA you must launch the
tool from the Tools menu. Case 21072
The workflow of connecting a single local project to multiple Data
Manager projects is not supported. If such a workflow is attempted a
warning message will be displayed. Cases 8601, 8700, 8701
The 'Keep existing physical cell ID assignments' option in the LTE FDD
(and TDD) Automatic Frequency and Physical Cell ID Planning dialog box
is disabled when an existing plan is being updated. Case 21084
When migrating Universal Models from Mentum Planet 4.5, 5.0, 5.1, or
5.1.1, the geodata files used by the models may need to be manually
adjusted because after migration Universal Models are set to only use
the project's heights and clutter files (i.e., additional heights, clutter,
clutter heights, polygons, and railway tracks files are not selected by
default).
When running network analysis based on a Group or based on the active
Flags, repeater sites associated with sectors in the Group or Flags
selection are included in the analysis even though they are not part of
the Group or part of the Flag selection. If you wish to exclude repeater
sites from the analysis you must make the repeater 'inactive'. Case
19750
The Layer Statistics Analysis tool may produce incorrect results if any of
the input grids are 'misaligned' (e.g., do not have a (0,0) reference
point. The X-min and Y-min values on a properly aligned grid are equally
divisible by the bin resolution. To correct a grid mis-alignment problem,
re-size the grid to the same size using the Resizer tool in Grid Manager.
Case 21358
When creating a traffic map based on regions, your input data file
cannot have more than 65534 region objects. If your region files
contains more than this number of regions you must break it into parts
and perform traffic map generation separately for each region file. Cases
17030, 21542
MapInfo Workspace references are not migrated (General tab in Project
Settings) when migrating from Mentum Planet 4.5.1 to Mentum Planet
5.3.0. Furthermore, the Workspace format has changed between
versions. You must recreate your Workspace upon migrating to 5.3.0
and re-set the reference to it in Project Settings. Case 21839
In some cases, the project migrator is not able to migrate terrain height
values (shown on the General tab in the Site Editor). To correct this
problem, re-specify your heights file (in Project Settings) to a file other
than the original file then revert to the original file. This action will
update the terrain height values. Cases 23595, 23834
The message 'Classified grid does not have the same number of clutter
classes as the model' will display if you change your project clutter file
and that new file does not have the same class structure as the previous
file. To correct this problem open your propagation model(s) in the Model
Editor, select the Clutter Properties tab, click anywhere in the Properties
section then click OK. Case 18603
Universal model performance improvements introduced in this version
may introduce slight differences when compared to previous predictions.
Displaying Bing Aerial or Bing Hybrid map layers may cause a shift of
layers due to projection differences. To avoid this shift set Reprojection to
Optimized (Map>Map Options>Image Processing).
The message 'Marconi error #401' displays when attempting to export a
large grid file to MapInfo Tab format. This error occurs in cases where the
resultant Tab file would exceed the 2GB maximum size. Case 15521
Propagation model file are not automatically updated when the class
structure of the clutter file they reference changes. You must open the
model in the propagation model editor and add/modify the class
structure, as required. Case 16681
The Prediction Generator dialog does not indicate whether a prediction for
a given sector is 'merged' as it did in Mentum Planet 4.x. The reason for
this is because, in Mentum Planet 5.x, individual rows in the Prediction
Generator represent sites rather than sectors. The sectors on a given site
may include a mix of modeled and merged predictions which would
require different status indicators. If the status displays as 'OK' that
means that all predictions for sectors on the site have been generated
(either as type modeled or merged). Case 14789
Sector location offset values may vary slightly after migration from mP
4.x to mP 5.x due to differences in how the values are computed between
versions. These differences should have no significant impact on the
accuracy of predictions. Case 14464
On migration from Mentum Planet 4.x to Mentum Planet 5.x, combined
antennas are not automatically converted to split antennas. The current
migration rules are in place to ensure predictions generated in Mentum
Planet 5.x are the same as those generated in mP 4.x. This would not be
the case if combined antennas were automatically converted to split
antennas. Case 14678
The supplied default Planet General Model was initially tuned for a
specific frequency and market. For best results, you should modify the
model settings to better reflect the location of interest. This is true for
all propagation models.
Cascading hyperlinks in the Google Earth Properties window do not work
properly. This is a known issue in the latest release (6.1.0.5001) of
Google Earth.
Selecting a large number of sites from a group in the Sites category of
the Project Explorer and then using the scroll bar results in display
issues.
System requirements
The system requirements outlined in this section are general recommendations only
and are based on typical usage of Mentum Planet software. This section details the
system requirements for:
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workstations
the License Manager Server
System requirements for workstations

The tables below detail the workstation configurations for Mentum Planet.
NOTE: Mentum Planet runs on the Microsoft .NET framework (version 4.0). If you do
not have this software installed on your computer, you will be prompted to connect
to the Microsoft web site to download and install it. To do so requires an Internet
connection.
CAUTION: Requirements vary depending on the layout of the network, the number
of sites, and the work practices you adopt.
Minimum configuration
This configuration is suggested for networks up to 3000sectors. You can work
with larger networks using this configuration but performance may be impacted.
Processor
Workstation: Single Core Intel CPU (e.g., the Celeron 440,

2GHz clock) or equivalent
2 GB
RAM
At least 20 GB free space
Hard disk
SVGA (16-bit), 1280x1024
Display
Windows XP 32-bit
Operating System
NOTE: It is recommended that you set the system locale

to English (United States).
Some Automatic Updates can cause your computer to
reboot, which may interrupt operations in Mentum Planet. It
Minimum configuration
is recommended that you modify the Automatic Updates
settings so that they are not done automatically.
Required Software
In order to use the Mentum Planet Import/Export tool, you

must have Microsoft Excel installed. In addition, you must
have Adobe Reader installed to view the Mentum Planet
user documentation.
Recommended configuration
This configuration is suggested for networks up to 15000sectors. You can work
with larger networks using this configuration but performance may be impacted.
Processor
Workstation: Intel Core-2 Duo 2GHz or Dual-Core-2 Extreme

or equivalent
RAM
4 GB
Hard disk
A quick SATA model - 50 GB free space
Display
SVGA (16-bit), 1280x1024

Windows 7 64-bit
NOTE: It is recommended that you set the system locale to
English (United States).
Operating System
reboot, which may interrupt operations in Mentum Planet. It
is recommended that you modify the Automatic Updates
settings so that they are not done automatically.
Required Software
In order to use the Mentum Planet Import/Export tool, you

must have Microsoft Excel installed. In addition, you must
have Adobe Reader installed to view the Mentum Planet user
documentation.
NOTE: An Internet connection is required to validate licenses. If there is no Internet

connection, you can complete the offline registration form and email it to Customer
Care.
NOTE: To run Mentum Planet, you must be a member of the Power Users group at
a minimum. Regular Users must be granted write access privileges to the
<Mentum Planet installation> folder to run Mentum Planet.
NOTE: Windows XP 32-bits or 64-bits and Windows Vista 32-bits or 64-bits are
supported.
NOTE: For information about system requirements for the Data Manager Server,
see the Data Manager Server Administrator Guide
System requirements for the License Manager Server

The License Server is contacted each time a user starts an instance of Mentum Planet.
It is also contacted periodically throughout the Mentum Planet session. As a result, it
is important to choose a computer that is always available to serve the licenses.
Ideally, the License Server should be installed on a file or DNS server because these
computers are always online. Static, fixed IP addresses provide the best performance.
However, you can install the License Server on any computer with Windows Server
2003, Windows XP, or Windows Vista because the resources required to serve the
licenses are minimal (5 MB free disk space).
The system requirements listed in the following tables are intended for deployment
scenarios where Citrix or Windows Terminal Services are being used.
System requirements for server configurations

The tables below detail the configurations for Mentum Planet for server
configurations.
NOTE: Mentum Planet runs on the Microsoft .NET framework (version 4.0). If you do
not have this software installed on your computer, you will be prompted to connect
to the Microsoft web site to download and install it. To do so requires an Internet
connection.
Recommended Configuration for a Small Deployment
A small deployment is one in which up to 5 simultaneous users are accessing
Mentum Planet installed on a single application server and using either Windows
Terminal Services or Citrix for remote access from client.
Processor
Xeon-class or equivalent processor with at least 6

cores + hyper-threading
RAM
12 GB of RAM
Hard disk
1 TB of storage
Display
SVGA (16-bit), 1280x1024

Windows 2008 Server R2, 64-bit
NOTE: It is recommended that you set the system
locale to English (United States).
Operating System
reboot, which may interrupt operations in Mentum
Planet. It is recommended that you modify the
Automatic Updates settings so that they are not done
automatically.
Recommended Configuration for a Medium Deployment

A medium deployment is one in which up to 10 simultaneous users are accessing
Mentum Planet installed on a single application server and using either Windows
Terminal Services or Citrix for remote access from client.
Processor
Dual Xeon-based processor with at least 4 cores per

processor + hyper threading
RAM
24 GB
Hard disk
2 TB of storage
Display
SVGA (16-bit), 1280x1024

Windows 2008 Server R2, 64-bit
NOTE: It is recommended that you set the system
locale to English (United States).
Operating System
reboot, which may interrupt operations in Mentum
Planet. It is recommended that you modify the
Automatic Updates settings so that they are not done
automatically.
Recommended Configuration for a Large Deployment
A large deployment is one in which more than 10 simultaneous users are accessing
Mentum Planet.
Consult Mentum Customer Care.
Documentation
Mentum software includes an extensive array of resources that will help you use the
software effectively. This includes a variety of guides, technical notes, application
notes, release notes, and online Help. You can easily access User Guides and
Technical Notes from the Help menu.
For complete details, refer to the Resource Roadmap accessible from the online Help.
You can access Help from within Mentum Planet in two ways:
n
Choose Help
Help Topics
Planet.
By pressing the F1 key from within any Mentum Planet dialog box.
All tasks and information required by the RF engineer to plan and optimize a network
using Mentum Planet is contained in the online Help. Online Help is available from all
dialog boxes as well as from the Help menu. User Guides and Technical Notes are
also available in print-ready PDF format and are accessible from the Help menu.
TIP: You can access the Customer Care Knowledge Base directly from with Mentum
Planet by choosing the Knowledge Base command from the Help menu.

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Determining the best Mentum Planet edition to use

New features and enhancements

Mentum Planet Release Note 3

Determining the best Mentum Planet edition to use

Figure 2.1: Mentum Planet editions.

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New Features and Enhancements

Automatic Cell Planning tool enhancements include:

the support for WCMDA/HSPA, GSM, and TDMA-FDMA

LTE enhancements include:

the introduction of an automatic threshold for the Automatic

Mentum Planet Release Note 5

Introduction of a new antenna format (.pafx) files. Previously supported

A new caching of predictions has been implemented, in order to enhance

6 Mentum Planet Release Note

Support for the migration of Mentum Cell Planner version 10.1.

The Single Site Optimization tool has been adapted to leverage

It is possible to import .aod measurement files for WCDMA/HSPA.

Sector Display Schemes now support repeaters.

Mentum Planet Release Note 7

Mentum Planet 5.4 is integrated with Mentum Ellipse 8.1.

Survey measurements defined in .xlsx format can now be imported.

Integration of the L-Band Restrictions tool.

Introduction of a new version of the Universal Model (version 400),

multi-processed Universal Model predictions.

The modifications implemented in previous maintenance releases have

8 Mentum Planet Release Note

Generate survey header from sector

Mentum Planet Release Note 9

10 Mentum Planet Release Note

Introduction of Mentum Planet editions, which determine the features

Introduction of a new Automatic Cell Planning (ACP) tool.

LTE enhancements include:

the introduction of an automatic threshold for the Automatic

New prediction file format (.ppf instead of .bin) that improves

Mentum Planet Release Note 11

Introduction of a new Automatic Cell Planning (ACP) tool.

LTE enhancements include:

the introduction of an automatic threshold for the Automatic

New prediction file format (.ppf instead of .bin) that improves

Ability to define prediction thresholds.

Antenna Editor improvementsinclude:

Display preferences are now saved when closing and

12 Mentum Planet Release Note

Ability to import antennas defined in .txt format.

WiMAX and LTEanalyses are now fully multi-threaded.

Ability to import/export antenna algorithms. Case 23174

Lazy loading of Tabular Editor.

Import of TEMS Investigation files.

You can now import LTE AOD files.

A confirmation now displays when attempting to re-generate a network

Active neighbors displayed in Site Editor

Mentum Planet Release Note 13

new user interface and workflows

overlapped best server area (the algorithm used in previous

14 Mentum Planet Release Note

Mentum Planet now supports AMST in the Q9 propagation model.

Support for ARFCN numbers for GSM.

Mentum Planet 5.3 includes MapInfo Professional 10.5.2.

Mentum Planet Release Note 15

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Introduction of a new version of the Universal Model (version 391), which

Mentum Planet Release Note 17