WCDMA Network Planning 2

Planning methods

•  Preparation phase.
           – Defining coverage and capacity objectives.
           – Selection of network planning strategies.
           – Initial design and operation parameters.

• Initial dimensioning.
           – First and most rapid evaluation of the network elements count and capacity of these elements.
           – Offered traffic estimation.
           – Joint capacity coverage estimation.

• Detailed planning.
           – Detailed coverage capacity estimation.
           – Iterative coverage analysis.
           – Planning for codes and powers.

• Optimisation.
           – Setting the parameters.

• Soft handover.

• Power control.

• Verification of the static simulator with the dynamic simulator.
           – Test of the static simulator with simulator where the users actual movements are modelled.