Planet 7.0 LTE Tuning

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Network Settings
Modulations
Define
Carrier, Band
and Sub-
Bands Secure Modulation Tables/Curves from OEM

Network Settings
Defining Frame Editor Parameters & Interference Coordination
• 3GPP LTE frame definition for downlink

(OFDMA) and uplink (SC-FDMA)

Network Settings
Slow Fading

Network Settings
Hard Handover & Cellular Layer
Define Cellular Layers in the network

Network Settings
MBSFN Areas

Site Editor
Defining Sector Link Parameters

Site Editor
Defining Link Configurations
Cable (Feeder)
length is set at the
sector level

Link Configurations
Creating

Multiple Antenna Techniques
• Multiple Antenna Techniques can be broken into 3 sub-categories
• Space-time coding, where diversity gain against fading is achieved through the use of the
multiple Tx-Rx links to exploit the independent fading characteristics on the links for the
transmission of a single data stream
• Spatial Multiplexing, where multiple data streams are transmitted in multiple Tx-Rx links that are
sufficiently different in terms of spatial signature such that receiver can separate the streams
• Beamforming, where the phase & gain is applied to several antennas in order to maximize the
received power and minimize the level of interference provided that there is sufficient knowledge of
the channel between the Tx and the Rx

Advantages of MIMO
• When the CINR is low, use of

diversity coding improves
performance against fading (i.e.
coverage)
• When the CINR is high, spatial

multiplexing can increase system
throughput
• Beamforming can increase CINR

and hence both coverage and
throughput

MIMO Experimentation
• MIMO 2x2 requires high CINR to offer any
advantage over SIMO
• MIMO 4x4 always provides substantial

advantage
• MIMO gain in the field is impaired by the

antenna correlation

Source: NTT Docomo
Antenna Algorithms
Applying
Beam-forming
Increase power
Smart Antenna
Spatial Multiplexing Diversity

Multiple data rate Mitigate fading
Space-time coding Space-time coding

Antenna Algorithms
Enabling MIMO in a Sector
• Enable the check box next to those ports you

1 want to use with the antennas.
• Setup Antenna Algorithms with Antenna

2 Algorithm Editor
• Select MIMO method for sector in Link Tab

3
• Set TX power in Power Tab based on TX PA

4 count e.g. 2x 43dBm = 46dBm.
• Planet Automatically adjusts analysis outputs

5 based on assigned MIMO algorithm.
LTE MIMO type layer

Site Editor
Defining Implementation Settings

Site Editor
Defining Configuration Settings

Site Editor
Defining Configuration Settings

Site Editor
Defining Power Settings

Site Editor
Defining Coordination Settings
Inter-Cell
Interference
Coordination (ICIC)

Introduction
Defining a LTE Workflow (con’t)
• Optionally, generate traffic maps. • Optionally, generate interference matrices.

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• Define subscriber settings. • Optionally, generate neighbor lists.

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• Define environment settings. • Optionally, create coverage maps.

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• Generate an analysis or simulation. • Create reports.

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• Generate and view layer statistics. • Visualize in Virtual Google Earth

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Network Overlay Tool
• Simplifies the creation of 2G/3G network
an LTE overlay on an
existing 2G or 3G network
• Supports initial creation on
ongoing updates of the
overlay from the
underlying 2G/3G network
• Supports all technologies
including CDMA/EV-DO,
GSM, WCDMA/HSPA,
WiMAX, and LTE
LTE network
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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 Detailed traffic map & Monte-Carlo simulations
• Defines how subscribers access

the network (services, priorities,
user equipment)
Traffic Maps
Creating from Network Data

Traffic Maps
Sector Display Schemes for Network Data

Traffic Maps
Instant Graphical Statistics

based on imported network
data:
“Top Ten Drop Call Sectors

Bar Graph” and ”Top 30
Sectors Carried Traffic Line
graph”
Any two columns can be

defined for running statistics
in Bar, Line or Point formats

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

Traffic Maps
• Ability to leverage social
media information in traffic
map generation
• Ability to leverage geolocated
measurements in traffic map
generation
• Geolocated by Mentum
Planet geolocation engine
• Or geolocated by 3rd-party
geolocation engine
• Very accurate traffic map
generation process

Traffic Maps
• Use pre-bound network data and traffic spreading algorithm.

Traffic Maps
• Based on Sector Service Probabilities algorithm:

Traffic Maps
• Apply the clutter weighting to the traffic map

Traffic Maps
• Traffic Map with Clutter Weighting, Social Media and Call Trace spreading

Traffic Maps
Social Media and Geolocalization
Example of a Traffic Map from Twitter Feeds, in Washington DC

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

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Subscribers
Defining
Different types of subscribers using different

services and equipment require different subscriber
definitions.
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Subscribers Editor
• The characteristics of
subscribers are defined
using the nodes in the
Subscriber Settings dialog
box.
• Possibility to create a
diverse mix of subscribers
by defining different
services, quality types, and
user equipment types and
assigning them to
subscriber types.

Subscribers
Services

Subscribers
Voice Over LTE Services

LTE Subscriber Equipment
• Radio bearers defined in

network settings are listed in a
tabular format
• All Bearers, can be
individually enabled/ disabled
for different equipment
configurations
• UE MIMO configurations are
set at the Equipment level
• MBSFN modulation can be
enabled for a certain
equipment

LTE Subscriber Equipment

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

Changing the analysis area
Creating a custom area
Make your Cosmetic layer editable, so that your drawing

toolbar becomes available

Use any of the polygon tools to draw a specific shape on your

map window, then use the Select tool and click on it
This process will create a GRC file with a value of “Downtown” inside
the selected polygon and NULL elsewhere.
LTE Monte Carlo Simulations
• Mentum Planet LTE Monte-Carlo simulation engine
makes it possible to analyse system performance
• Traffic/subscribers
• Service (VOIP, web)
• User Equipment
• Adaptive Modulation
• QoS classes
• RF performance
Monte-Carlo simulation, subscribers & Ec/Io
• System capacity limits

Monte Carlo Simulations
Setup Wizard
OR

Setup Wizard

Setup Wizard

Setup Wizard

Setup Wizard

Setup Wizard

Generating

Reports
Available reports for a Monte

Carlo simulation are:
 Sectors/carrier
 Subscribers
– Per sector/carrier
– Global
 Throughputs
– Per sector/carrier
– Global
 All simulation runs

(Sector/Carrier)
Report Preview
Viewing
Generate Statistics for

columns PDF/CDF/Graphs

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

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• Specify and define antenna algorithms (if applicable), environments, and subscriber types.
3
• Generate the network analysis.

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• Analyze results.
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LTE Network Analyses
Network Analysis Template

Setup Wizard

Viewing Results
RSRQ
Best Server Reference Signal Strength

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Analysis Layers
• Best Server based on
• Reference signal strength
• RSRQ
• Reference signal received power
(RSRP), Reference Signal Strength
Indicator (RSSI) and quality (RSRQ)
• Reference signal probability
• Best Channel
• MIMO
• Diversity gain
• Spatial multiplexing gain Best available downlink modulation layer
• Interference coordination

Analysis Layers
• PDCCH/PDSCH/Uplink C/(N+I)
• Downlink/Uplink modulation coverage
probabilities
• Downlink/Uplink Peak and Average
Data Rates
• Composite Coverage
• Worst Interfering Sector
• Per-channel and Best Server-based
layers
• Common and per carrier layers LTE interference coordination layer
• Etc...

Generating statistics for an Analysis Layer
Layer statistics
Displaying the layer on the

map is not mandatory, but it
will give you a good idea on
what to expect from the
statistics.
Layer Statistics
Generating

Choosing your area of interest
Statistics will be calculated only within the region chosen in the Analysis Area drop-down menu.
New areas can be created by using the Areas function under the Project Data category in Project Explorer.
Ignoring invalid bins
Excluding null values
Depending on the type of statistics that want to be generated, it may be interesting not to include
points where the layer being analyzed has no values populated.
In that case, the Exclude null values checkbox can be checked.

Applying filters to ignore unwanted bins
Selecting a grid to filter
The grid you query can be an existing analysis layer or a any other grid you have created/generated before.
Remember you can use the Areas function in Mentum Planet to create grids based on existing polygons.
Selecting a grid to filter
Enable the Apply area filter checkbox and browse for the grid
(numeric or classified) on which you will be applying the filter.
Operators
Operator Meaning
v Reserved character to stand for "value"
== Equal
!= Not equal
> Greater than
>= Greater than or equal to
< Less than
<= Less than or equal to
&& And
|| Or
Selecting a grid to query
The output file will exclude results for any bins where the value of the grid
is “Buildings”, so that your stats reflect outdoor points only.

Viewing the stats
Sorting and exporting
In the Report Preview, results will be shown in absolute (km²) and relative (%) numbers,
and can be sorted in ascending or descending order.
This report can be exported to Excel or CSV format.
Creating graphs
PDF/CDF
Highlight one of the columns in the report and click the Generate
Statistics button to create a PDF or CDF of the results in that
column.
Creating graphs
X vs. Y
You can also select multiple columns in the Report Previewer and click on the Show
Graph button to display a graph that will compare the multiple columns chosen.
When choosing the best server, it can be used to see the ranking of all sectors on a
particular metric.
Visualizing your results
Creating Sector Display Schemes and Labels
By using the Sector Display Scheme button , you can color-code

each sector based on its stats.
There is also a Label button to help you display the per-sector
values on the map.
Interactive Analysis Tool
• User-friendly and Interactive
Analysis tool for LTE in order
to visualize information for any
Bin on the map
• Automatic updates to reflect
network configuration changes
• Visualization of coverage,
interference, and capacity
metrics
• Ability to select receiver height Interactive Analysis Tool for LTE

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 neighbor list in urban Paris
lists

Neighbor Lists

Neighbor Lists
Generating Neighbor Plans

Neighbor Lists
Generating Neighbor Plans

Neighbor list
Example
• Site C0429
• No Neighbor relations
• Apply Neighbor Plan

LTE Automatic Frequency & PCID Planning
Frequency Planning
PCI planning parameters

LTE Automatic Frequency & PCID Planning
LTE Cell Identification (Physical Cell ID)
• 504 reference signal sequences

• Allows for 504 different cell identities
• Reference-signal sequence is the product of a two-dimensional pseudo-
random sequence and a two-dimensional orthogonal sequence
• 168 pseudo-random sequences corresponding to one out of 168 cell-identity
groups
• 3 orthogonal sequences corresponding to a specific cell identity within each
cell-identity group

LTE Automatic Frequency Planning
Physical Cell ID Planning
• Physical Cell ID planning for LTE
• Incremental or new plan generation
• Management of multiple plans
• Management of hard & soft

constraints
Physical Cell ID planning parameters

PRACH Root Sequence Planning
• View the assignments in
the Site Editor and export
them for further
manipulation.
• PRACH Root Sequence
can be assigned manually
or planned automatically

Automatic PRACH Root Sequence Planning
• Each LTE cell needs 64 Preambles
– Preambles are generated from Zadoff-Chu sequences
– Each sequence can generate X Preambles, X being defined by the
cell’s Cyclic Shift (Ncs)

PRACH Root Sequence Display
• Visualize the sequences assigned
to sectors using the PRACH Root
Sequence Display tool.

Small Cell Planning Workflow
• Add vector files to roads to project • Create a small cell plan.
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• Create a traffic map in kbps. • Review small cell plan reports.

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• Create a small cell site template • Create small cell sites.

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• Create an area grid covering where small cells are • Optimize all sites .
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• Gnerate predictions for existing sites

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Small Cell Planning Wizard
• Create an area grid

that covers the area
of small cell
planning.
• Create a traffic map
in Kbps/km2 for this
same area.
• Create a small cell
site template for a
single technology.

• On the Sector
Selection page, select
all sectors to include
in the planning
process.

• On the Small Cell Placement

page, do the following:
• Use candidate sites within the

area grid that you have defined
as points in a MapInfo table.
• Enable the Generate Candidate

Locations on the Roads check
box next to the files you want to
include in the planning process,
and then for each vector file,
select the location, and specify
the distance between the sites.
• To use a site template, click

Add, and select the template to
use.

• On the Exceptions page,

enable the check box next
to those clutter classes that
you do not want to include
in the planning process and,
if required, define the
specify the range outside of
which candidate locations
will be discarded.
• To consider only locations
within a specific percentile,
enable the check box and
define the percentage of
captured traffic you want to
consider in small cell
planning.

• Choose the equipment

type to use in small cell
planning.
• Define cell load.
• Choose proper indoor
option.
• Chose to generate
interactive cell planning
data
• Specify how initial sector
loads are determined.

Step by Step Analysis –
Interactive Cell Planning
LTE Small Cell Selection – 200

Hotspots
Small Cell Planning Results
• Display small cell planning reports
• Optimize the small cell plan
• Create optimized small cells

Network Performance Inspector
• To have interactive display

and analysis of Key
Performance Indicators.
• It is possible to
• View 1 or 2 Key
Performance Indicators at a
time
• View the information for a
group of cells
• Time interval selection:
• Select a particular day
• View aggregated data for a
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Visualization of DL Cell Load | 97
(%)
Network Performance Inspector
• Easy access and

visualization of network
performance data
• Graphical and statistical
visualization of Key
Performance Indicators (e.g.,
cell throughput, call drop
rate, Handover success rate)
• Ability to identify issues in the
network and cells that need
to be optimized
Visualization of DL and UL Cell Load
(%)
• Standard open raster file
format
• Flexible raster map display
Raster Analysis capabilities
Grid Modification • Ability to edit any input
(clutter, heights…)
• Advanced raster data
manipulation such as
queries, calculations, etc…

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.

Layered PDFs
Printing
When you print a layered PDF, you can disable/enable layers as you want them displayed on your window

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• 3GPP LTE frame definition for downlink

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Define Cellular Layers in the network

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• When the CINR is low, use of

• When the CINR is high, spatial

• Beamforming can increase CINR

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• MIMO 4x4 always provides substantial

• MIMO gain in the field is impaired by the

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Spatial Multiplexing Diversity

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• Enable the check box next to those ports you

• Setup Antenna Algorithms with Antenna

• Select MIMO method for sector in Link Tab

• Set TX power in Power Tab based on TX PA

• Planet Automatically adjusts analysis outputs

LTE MIMO type layer

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• Optionally, generate traffic maps. • Optionally, generate interference matrices.

• Define subscriber settings. • Optionally, generate neighbor lists.

• Define environment settings. • Optionally, create coverage maps.

• Generate an analysis or simulation. • Create reports.

• Generate and view layer statistics. • Visualize in Virtual Google Earth

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• Defines how subscribers access

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Instant Graphical Statistics

“Top Ten Drop Call Sectors

Any two columns can be

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• Based on Sector Service Probabilities algorithm:

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• Apply the clutter weighting to the traffic map

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Example of a Traffic Map from Twitter Feeds, in Washington DC

For each environment, you define the:

 Slow Fading Standard Deviation

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