Mentum Planet 5.

3 Core
Mentum Planet Public Training MP501

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Notice This document contains confidential and proprietary information of Mentum S.A. and may not be copied, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system, or reproduced in any format or media, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Mentum S.A. Information contained in this document supersedes that found in any previous manuals, guides, specifications data sheets, or other information that may have been provided or made available to the user. This document is provided for informational purposes only, and Mentum S.A. does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, adequacy, quality, validity, completeness or suitability for any purpose the information contained in this document. Mentum S.A. may update, improve, and enhance this document and the products to which it relates at any time without prior notice to the user. MENTUM S.A. MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THIS DOCUMENT OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. Trademark Acknowledgement Mentum, Mentum Planet and Mentum Ellipse are registered trademarks owned by Mentum S.A. MapInfo Professional is a registered trademark of PB MapInfo Corporation. RF-vu is a trademark owned by iBwave. This document may contain other trademarks, trade names, or service marks of other organizations, each of which is the property of its respective owner. Last updated June 2011 ver.MP501.3(WCDMA)

Introduction
About the Class Over the course of this Four-day class, you will learn how to use Mentum Planet functionality to model your WCDMA network. Mentum Planet 5 is a state-of the-art RF planning software.

It allows you to create detailed models of air interfaces with support for advanced antenna systems. Also all legacy systems are supported from HSPA+ to FDMA all systems can be modeled in the same project

Introduction
About the Class

The class is focused around the following activities:

Lecture

Guided hands-on practice

To describe technical information To explain concepts To introduce activities

To give you the opportunity to use Mentum Planet to complete common tasks To demonstrate the use of Mentum Planet features and functionality To provide suggestions for using Mentum Planet effectively

Introduction
Participation Protocol

Set phones and pagers to vibrate mode

Check email only during scheduled breaks

Listen

Discuss ideas openly

Share at discussion time

Follow along with the instructor

Introduction
Getting Help From within Mentum Planet, choose Help Help Topics Planet

From any dialog box, press F1

By browsing to the <Mentum Planet installation folder>/Help/ User Guides folder and opening any of the available PDFs

Introduction
Workflow (MP501)
Gather information about site locations, antennas as well as ensure you have a DTM and up-to-date clutter

Create groups and flags.

Ensure data is in a format supported by Mentum Planet. Import grids and surveys as required.

Configure and place sites. Create site templates.

Define user preferences including default settings and Data Manager profiles

Define propagation models.

Create or open a project.

Optionally, compare and analyze survey data.

Define network settings.

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Generate predictions

Introduction
Defining a WCDMA Workflow (MP503)
Optionally, generate traffic maps. Optionally, generate interference matrices.

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12

Define subscriber settings

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Optionally, generate neighbor lists.

13

Define environment settings.

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Optionally, create coverage maps.

14

Generate an analysis or simulation.

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Create reports.

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Generate and view layer statistics.

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Visualize in Bing Maps

Mentum Planet 5 Feature Set

Ready for the Evolution of 4G

LTE Downlink Data Rate Layer

Mentum Planet 5 Feature Set

Ready for the Evolution of 4G
Advanced Antenna Systems
Automatic Propagation Analysis Tool

MultiTechnology Support

Mentum Planet
Automatic Network Planning Tool Optimizatio n Solutions

Indoor Systems

Mentum Planet 5 Feature Set

Understanding the New Editors

Propagation Model Editor

Antenna Editor

Antenna Algorithm Editor

Tabular Editor

Mentum Planet

Site Editor

Environment Editor

Link Configuration Editor

Subscriber Editor

Frame Editor

Projects
Opening

Choose File Open Project

Choose File Recent Project

Create a shortcut to the project .planet file and double-click

User Preferences
Customizing Mentum Planet

Project Settings
Configuring a Mentum Planet Project

Key Considerations
Project Settings

On the General tab, if you want to save project display settings, associate a workspace (.wor) file with the Mentum Planet project. On the Geodata tab, specify the geodata settings respecting the required folder structure. On the Coordinate System tab, ensure that the units are defined appropriately and that you use units consistently across the project.

On the Folders tab, specify the Bin or Prediction View folders on a central server if you want to save disk space locally.
On the Mobile Speeds tab, specify the mobile speeds to be used throughout the project On the Advanced Options tab, if you are using Data Manager, enable sharing permissions. When a file type is shared (i.e., the check box is enabled), the absolute path to the data is stored in Data Manager. On the Custom List and Custom Data tab, you can pre-define customer attribute that can be further assigned to different project elements.

Project Settings
Configuring a Mentum Planet Project

Mentum Planet fully supports User Mobility. Mobile speed values are used when you define subscriber types in the Subscriber Settings dialog box. Each usage type is associated with a mobile speed. Mobile speeds are also used when you define modulations in the Network Settings dialog box. The impact of the mobile speed is greater at higher modulations.

Project Settings
Configuring a Mentum Planet Project

Color Profiles
Creating and Applying

Network Settings
Defining

Network Settings
Defining

Network Settings
Defining

Network Settings
Defining Bearers

Site Editor
Defining Site and Sector Parameters

Site Editor
Defining Antenna System Settings

Site Editor
Defining Antenna System Settings

Antenna Editor
Antenna System Settings

Antennas
Adding to the Project

Copy the Planet Antenna File (.paf) to the Antennas folder within your project

In the Project Explorer, in the Project Data category, right-click the Antennas node and choose Add.

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Online Antenna Library

Downloading antenna files

Online antenna library hosted by Mentum Antenna query & download tool included with Mentum Planet Mentum working with antenna vendors to create publicly available catalogue of antenna formats
Querying the Antenna Online Library

Site Editor
Defining Antenna System Settings Repeaters and DAS

Repeater support for all technologies

Off the air and fiberconnected repeaters

Support for Split Sectors

Quasi Omni-directional antennas (special case of split sectors) Support for Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS)

Site with added Repeater

Site Editor
Defining Site and Sector Parameters

Channel element (CE) per site (1) (shared for co-site sectors)

Channel element (CE) per site (2) (shared for co-site sectors)

Site Editor
Defining General Sector Parameters

Site Editor
Defining Groups and Flags

Downtown group (flags)

Site Editor
Defining Groups and Flags (cont)

Downtown group

Phase 1 (group)

Sector Query
Defining sector queries

Site Editor
Defining Sector Link Parameters

Site Editor
Defining Link Configurations

Cable (Feeder) length is set at the sector level

Site Editor
Defining Link Configurations

Link Configurations defined at the carrier level for WCDMA technologies

Link Configurations
Creating

Site Editor
Defining Sector Settings

Site Editor
Carrier General Settings

Site Editor
Carrier R99/HSPA

Site Editor
Carrier Implementation Settings

Site Editor
Scheduler gain for HSDPA

Site Editor
Noise rise

Site Editor
Carrier Power Settings

Site Editor
Power link budget
Max/min DPCH power range specify range of DL traffic channel

Downlink Power, code space

HSDPA

Release 99 Common channels

Site Editor
Neighbor List

Neighbor List tab specifies the criteria for the active sector neighbor list. Each sector has an active neighbor list. This list is updated when you apply a neighbor plan to the network.

Sector Display Schemes

Creating and Applying

Site Templates
Creating

Site template contains all the parameters defined in the Site Editor upon which it is based

A green arrow indicates the site template is active. It will be used when placing new sites

Tabular Editor
Modifying Data Globally

Tabular Editor
Modifying Data Globally

Versatile tabular-based editing capabilities

Filtering through Excel-like auto-filter or queries Ability to perform bulk editing of values Copy and paste to/from Excel Validate constraints on-the-fly and provides tips when values out of range

Advanced Project Editing

Using the Import Export Wizard

Site Planning
Using Site Sets

Local site set

Local subset (copy)

Shared site set. (copy)

Propagation Models
What is Model Tuning?

Adapting the parameters of a propagation algorithm to improve propagation modeling accuracy

Measurements are used to perform such task Entirely automated using Planet model tuning capabilities Operators can use different strategies on how to tune models Each model has its own unique parameters and hence, unique tuner
Percentage of Drive Test Points

0 dB

Theoretically Ideal Model

Tuned Model

Un-tuned Model

Drive Test minus Prediction

Propagation Models
Classes of Models

Empirical models

Slope-based models with diffraction algorithms

Result from experimental measurements of path loss Very fast, non tunable and of poor accuracy Result from experimental measurements and mathematical modeling expressions Very fast, very tunable and of good accuracy Require tuning and little re-use possible Result from development of propagation science Slow, reasonably tunable and good accuracy Highly re-usable They use several algorithms & techniques to achieve optimum accuracy Highly accurate and tunable with reasonable performance Highly re-usable

Deterministic models

Hybrid models

Propagation Models
Planet Models (PGM)

Planet General Model (PGM)

A de-facto standard in the industry today Multi-variable slope based model with local adjustment and hence, highly tunable Good macro-cellular accuracy, very fast and easy to use Requires tuning and hence, offers limited re-usability potential

PRX= PTX + K1 + K2log(d) + K3log(Heff) + K4Diffraction + K5log(Heff)log(d) + K6Hmeff + KCLUTTER

Propagation Models
Planet Models (CRC Predict)

CRC-Predict
Deterministic model based on physical optics (Fresnel-Kirchhoff theory), which is expressed in terms of the Huygens principle of optics Used when both detailed and accurate terrain and clutter data are available (10 30m resolution) Good accuracy in macro-cellular environment Highly re-usable and particularly good in green field environments

Propagation Models
Planet Models (CRC Predict continued)

CRC-Predict uses a marching algorithm where the field values are calculated by the vector sum of all the free space and reflected pairs from each field point of the preceding series

Propagation Models
Planet Models (PUM)

Planet Universal Model (PUM)

Versatile hybrid model with support for all environments (macro, mini, micro), all frequencies and any geodata resolution Unmatched accuracy in the industry Highly tunable and highly re-usable Advanced feature set
Variable resolution support (input & output) Works with raster and vector data Offers standard and specialized masking for ACP support Adaptive selection of appropriate algorithms based on the environment.

Propagation Models
Planet Universal model (continued)

Propagation Models
Planet Models
Planet General Model CRC-Predict Planet Universal Model

Macro-cellular
Mini-cellular (Urban)

Excellent
Fair

Excellent
Fair

Excellent
Excellent

Micro-cellular (Urban) No tuning

Cluster tuning Hyper-tuning (per sector model) Mountainous areas

Fair Poor
Good Excellent Fair

Poor Good
Good Good Good

Excellent Good
Excellent Excellent Excellent

Computation times

Excellent

Fair

Good

Qualitative statements on accuracy & applicability of model under various different conditions

Propagation Models
Creating

Propagation Models
Tuning

Everybody believes in drive testing, except the guy who drive tests. Nobody believes in predictions, expect the guy who generates them. Combine both properly, and youll get the best of both worlds

Propagation Models
Tuning (methodologies)

Tuning Planet Models using drive test data Same methodology for tuning all models unified interface for survey loading/filtering

Advanced Filtering to best suit the needs of the data and area
Powerful grid analysis tools to validate produced models

Survey Data
Importing and Filtering

You can modify survey data to remove anomalous points by:

Averaging the data

Filtering the data Removing data from the Map window

Identifies valid surveys that have not been assigned to a sector.

Identifies valid surveys that have been assigned to a sector.

Identifies surveys that have invalid parameters or no antenna information. By adding antenna information to surveys based on the sector properties, you can change an invalid survey to a valid one.

Survey Data
Management

Mentum Planet offers a comprehensive set of features to handle survey measurements

Survey display and thematic mapping Survey statistical analysis Comparison between surveys and predictions

Survey statistical analysis

Survey Data
Filtering and Averaging

Mentum Planet allows for survey manipulation for modification and removal of unwanted points

Survey filtering

Survey averaging

Propagation Models
Tuning (engines)

Predictions
Validating

Compare To Modeled Prediction functions

Predictions
Validating Propagation Model Analysis Tool

Propagation Model Analysis

Predictions
Validating Propagation Model Analysis Tool (Reports)

Propagation Model Analysis Clutter Report Mean-RMS-Dev tab shown.

Predictions
Generating

Modeledare calculated using the propagation model assigned to the site or sector.

Mergedare calculated using unmasked survey data and path loss values converted from signal strength readings.

Predictions
Generating (Drive Test/Prediction Merging)

Different names have been given to this concept: survey prediction tool, measurement-based predictions, path-loss tuning, etc. All techniques relate to the same solution
Use measurement data where its available Use predictions where measurement data is not available Use interpolation of both in-between

What you obtain in the end is a propagation prediction that is better than both a regular prediction and measurement data Typical accuracy levels you can reach are
0 dB if you use the same data to generate and evaluate! Typically 3 to 5 dB RMS depending on the proportion of available drive test data in the area

Predictions
Viewing

LTE Reference Signal coverage

Total coverage

Integrated Bing Maps Visualization

Fully integrated optional module Visualize any layer from Mentum Planet transparently over Bing Maps high-resolution imagery or street data

Coverage visualized using Bing Maps

Automatic Site Placement

Automatic and fast creation of a cluster of sites Enables quick creation of large networks for dimensioning and/or early planning Can be used for greenfield deployments and network expansions

Nation-wide network created using automatic site placement tool

Introduction
Defining a Data Manager Workflow

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From the Data Manager Administrator, obtain the necessary User ID and password.

Connect to Data Manager and perform a Get to copy the project stored on the server to your local workstation.

In Data Manager, lock the sites and settings you will be modifying. This avoids others submitting changes while you work on your area. To make this easier, create a filter by choosing View Filter.

Modify your local project as required. Ideally, you have been assigned a defined group or your area has been identified using specific flags or a specific site set.

On a regular and fairly frequent basis, connect to Data Manager and choose Synchronize to copy any modifications to the master Data Manager project to your local workstation and, simultaneously, to submit any changes your have made locally to the Data Manager so they are available to other users.

Once you are satisfied with your project, you can upload modifications you have made locally to the Data Manager by choosing Submit to Data Manager.

Data Management
Understanding the Data Manager

Data Manager
Understanding Administrative Tasks

Data Manager
Understanding Client Tasks

Mentum Planet 5.3 WCDMA/HSPA

Mentum Planet Public Training MP503

Copyright 2011 Mentum S.A. All rights reserved.

Notice This document contains confidential and proprietary information of Mentum S.A. and may not be copied, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system, or reproduced in any format or media, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Mentum S.A. Information contained in this document supersedes that found in any previous manuals, guides, specifications data sheets, or other information that may have been provided or made available to the user. This document is provided for informational purposes only, and Mentum S.A. does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, adequacy, quality, validity, completeness or suitability for any purpose the information contained in this document. Mentum S.A. may update, improve, and enhance this document and the products to which it relates at any time without prior notice to the user. MENTUM S.A. MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THIS DOCUMENT OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. Trademark Acknowledgement Mentum, Mentum Planet and Mentum Ellipse are registered trademarks owned by Mentum S.A. MapInfo Professional is a registered trademark of PB MapInfo Corporation. RF-vu is a trademark owned by iBwave. This document may contain other trademarks, trade names, or service marks of other organizations, each of which is the property of its respective owner. Last updated June 2011 ver.MP501.3(WCDMA)

Introduction
Defining a WCDMA Workflow (cont)

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Optionally, generate traffic maps.

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Optionally, generate interference matrices.

12

Define subscriber settings

17

Optionally, generate neighbor lists.

13

Define environment settings.

18

Optionally, create coverage maps.

14

Generate an analysis or simulation.

19

Create reports.

15

Generate and view layer statistics.

20

Visualize in Bing Maps

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Network Overlay Tool

Simplifies the creation of a WCDMA overlay on an existing 2G network Supports initial creation on ongoing updates of the overlay from the underlying 2G network Supports Mentum Planet 3.3, 4.5, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 as 2G data source
GSM network

WCDMA network

Traffic Map Management

Provides detailed modeling of how and where subscribers utilize the network
A critical input for accurate network performance modeling

Traffic map generation distributes measured or modeled traffic Support for multiple traffic maps for various traffic scenarios & services Detailed subscriber modeling
Defines how subscribers access the network (services, priorities, user equipments)

Detailed traffic map & Monte-Carlo simulations

Traffic Maps
Creating from Network Data

Traffic Maps
Sector Display Schemes for Network Data

Traffic Maps
Creating from Network Data

Using Network Data allows us to import and create traffic data based on Switch or Network Statistics for use in Mentum Planet

Traffic Maps
Creating from Network Data

Using Network Data as traffic data input and apply clutter weight for the traffic map generation.

Traffic Maps
Creating from Network Data

Use pre-bound network data and traffic spreading algorithm.

Traffic Maps
Creating from Network Data

Based on Sector Service Probabilities algorithm:

Traffic Maps
Creating from Network Data

Apply the clutter weighting to the traffic map

Traffic Maps
Creating from Network Data

Traffic Map with Clutter Weighting

Environments
Defining

For each environment, you define the:

Slow Fading Standard Deviation Outdoor Fast Fading Margin Outdoor Penetration Loss Vehicular Fast Fading Margin Vehicular Penetration Loss Indoor Fast Fading Margin Indoor Penetration Loss Deep Indoor Fast Fading Margin Deep Indoor Penetration Loss

Subscribers
Defining

Different types of subscribers using different services and equipment require different subscriber definitions.

Subscriber Editor
The subscriber manager in 4.5 is replaced by the subscriber editor The concept of the subscriber type remains unchanged. The workflows for defining and editing subscriber equipment, services and subscriber type are greatly simplified and improved.

WCDMA Subscriber Equipment

Subscriber equipment is defined in the same fashion as in 4.5. Several changes are made to improve usability
The body loss is no longer a equipment property, but specified under service settings Radio bearers defined in network settings are listed in a tabular format R99/HSPA/HSDPA/HSPA+ terminal category can be selected (with Ec/Nt setting defined in network setting) All Bearers, can be individually enabled/ disabled for different equipment configurations

Services

Subscribers
Understanding Input Load

The input load is amount traffic contributed by one subscriber from using a given service The type of service and usage pattern determines input load per subscriber The input load and traffic map together determine the number of active subscribers in each Monte Carlo simulation run Input load is quantified by Erlang per subscriber and Throughput per subscriber
For packet data call, input load may be determined according to its call profile

Subscribers
Understanding Activity Factors

A packet data call consists a number of packet transmissions. The two consecutive packets are separated by the packet inter-arrival time. Therefore, transmission of data packets is not continuous. From the RF point view, the radio channel is active during packet transmission, and, inactive during the packet inter-arrival time, when no packet is transmitted (although from network point of view, the user is still in active state until a timeout period is reached). The activity factor is defined as the percentage of time when radio channel transmits on downlink/uplink. DL and UL activity factors are used in sector throughput and interference calculation

Subscribers
Defining DL/UL Activity Factor

For a circuit switched voice service, the activity factor is typically 40% to 50% For packet switched data service, the activity factor varies with applications and radio bearers used to support the service The DL/UL activity factors in the Planet service settings should be defined according to the lowest DL/UL bearer service data rates that are allowed for the service. The Planet analysis algorithm automatically scales activity factor when the served by a higher data rate bearer. The asymmetry nature of the packet data service can be modeled by specifying different DL and UL activity factors

Subscribers
Understanding Usage Weightings

Subscribers in different environment may experience different radio signal fading and losses Planet defines four environment types that can be assigned individually to each clutter class The usage weightings determine the traffic distribution in different environment types

Changing the analysis area

Creating a custom area

Make your Cosmetic layer editable, so that your drawing toolbar becomes available

Changing the analysis area

Creating a custom area

Use any of the polygon tools to draw a specific shape on your map window, then use the Select tool and click on it

Changing the analysis area

Creating a custom area

This process will create a GRC file with a value of Downtown inside the selected polygon and NULL elsewhere.

WCDMA Monte Carlo Simulations

Mentum Planet WCDMA Monte-Carlo simulation engine makes it possible to analyse system performance
Traffic/subscribers Service (VOIP, web) User Equipment QoS classes RF performance System capacity limits

Monte-Carlo simulation, subscribers & Ec/Io

Monte Carlo Simulations

Setup Wizard

Monte Carlo Simulations

Setup Wizard

Monte Carlo Simulations

Setup Wizard

Monte Carlo Simulations

Setup Wizard

Monte Carlo Simulations

Generating

Monte Carlo Simulations

Reports

Available reports for a Monte Carlo simulation are:

Sectors/channels
Subscribers Per sector/channel Global

Throughputs Per sector/channel Global

Simulation runs

Report Preview
Viewing Create a sector display scheme for statistical data Export to Excel

Generate Statistics for columns PDF/CDF

Network Analysis
Defining a Workflow
Configure the Mentum Planet project including site configurations, antennas, and propagation models.

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Optionally, generate predictions.

Specify and define antenna algorithms (if applicable), environments, and subscriber types.

Generate the network analysis.

Analyze results

WCDMA Network Analysis

WCDMA-specific static simulation engine with downlink and uplink analysis
Coverage Interference Modulation Data rates

Per-carrier or all-carrier common performance Analysis per frequency band environment and UE type Support for different traffic loading scenarios
From Monte Carlo Simulations Sector Settings Or Global loadings

WCDMA network analysis settings

WCDMA Network Analyses

Setup Wizard

WCDMA Network Analyses

Setup Wizard

WCDMA Network Analyses

Setup Wizard

WCDMA Network Analyses

Setup Wizard

WCDMA Network Analyses

Setup Wizard

WCDMA Network Analyses

Viewing Results

Ec/Io CPICH Best Ec

Layer Statistics
Generating

Layer Statistics
Results

Pixel Information Tool

CPICH Pollution Inspector Tool

Point-to-Point Analysis
Performing

Automated Analyses Generation

Setup

Interference Matrices
Creating

Interference Matrices
Viewing Results

Neighbor Lists
Generation, editing & management of multiple neighbor lists Comparison & merging of several neighbor lists Single or multi-technology neighbor lists

WCDMA neighbor list in urban Paris

Neighbor Lists
Generating

Scrambling Code Planning Tool

Raster Analysis
Grid Manager

Fully integrated Vertical Mapper Raster GIS platform

Standard open raster file format Flexible raster map display capabilities Ability to edit any input (clutter, heights) Advanced raster data manipulation such as queries, calculations, etc

Interference problem identification using raster query

Grids
Modifying

Trimming a grid brings the focus of network analysis onto the area of interest and can reduce the time it takes to generate analyses

Grid Analysis
Understanding Results

Spatial Analysis
Performing

For example, you can use the: Region Inspection tool Point Inspection tool Line Inspection tool

Coverage Maps
Producing

In the Layout window, you can: Add text by clicking the Text button on the Main toolbar. Move and resize frames using the Select tool. Align objects by choosing Layout Align Objects.