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Saturday, February 4, 2012

INTRODUCTION TO RF PLANNING 2

TOOLS USED FOR RF PLANNING :

• Network Planning Tool
• CW Propagation Tool
• Traffic Modeling Tool
• Project Management Tool


Network Planning Tool :

• Planning tool is used to assist engineers in designing and optimizing wireless networks by providing an accurate and reliable prediction of coverage,  doing  frequency planning  automatically,  creating neighbor lists etc.







•  With a database that takes into account data such as terrain, clutter, and  antenna radiation patterns,  as  well  as  an intuitive  graphical interface, the Planning tool gives RF engineers a state-of-the-art tool to:

       – Design wireless networks
       – Plan network expansions
       – Optimize network performance
       – Diagnose system problems
• The major tools available in the market are Planet, Pegasos, Cell Cad.
• Also many vendors have developed Planning tools of their  own like Netplan by Motorola, TEMS by Ericsson and so on.

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