WiMAX/BWA
Atoll WiMAX is a state-of-the-art WiMAX and Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) network planning software developed in cooperation with WiMAX equipment manufacturers.
Network and Radio Parameter Modelling
- Support for TDD and FDD PMP networks
- Support for multiple frequency bands
- Subcarrier configuration and frame structure modelling
- Support for different permutation zones and subchannel allocation modes
- Smart antenna modelling: conventional and optimum beamforming antennas
- MIMO modelling: transmit diversity, spatial multi-plexing (SU-MIMO), uplink collaborative MIMO (MU-MIMO), adaptive MIMO switching (AMS)
- Support for repeaters and remote antennas
- Site database can be shared with Atoll Microwave for backhaul planning
Traffic Modelling
- Modelling of voice and data services
- Support for all WiMAX QoS classes (UGS, rtPS, ErtPS, nrtPS, and BE)
- Modelling of customer premises equipment and user profiles
- Multi-service traffic demand maps generated from multiple sources: vector, raster, and live traffic data
- Fixed subscriber traffic modelling
Subscriber Modelling
- Fixed subscribers database
- Subscriber display on map
- Automatic & manual connection of subscribers to serving cells
- Analysis of received signal level, interference, bearer (adaptive MCS) and throughput for each subscriber
Simulation and Analysis
- WiMAX Monte-Carlo simulator including power control, advanced RRM and scheduling algorithms, support for adaptive antenna systems and MIMO
- Support for fractional frequency reuse (segmentation)
- Generation of prediction plots, based on simulation results or on user-defined cell load figures including:
- Cell and network coverage analysis
- Effective service area analysis
- Uplink and downlink interference analysis
- Uplink and downlink bearer coverage predictions
- Uplink and downlink throughput coverage predictions
- Uplink and downlink quality prediction plot
- Aggregate throughput prediction plot
- Capacity planning
Neighbour Planning
- Manual and automatic multi-carrier neighbour planning
- Inter-carrier and intra-carrier neighbour planning
Automatic Frequency Planning - AFP (option)
- Generation, import, edition, storage, and use of interference matrices
- User-definable constraints and editable cost function
- Allocation of carriers and fractional frequency planning (FFP)
- Automatic preamble index planning
- Automatic downlink/uplink permbase planning
Automatic Cell Planning - ACP (option)
- Automatic optimisation of network parameters to increase coverage & capacity
- Site selection and activation for greenfield and densification scenarios
- Antenna selection & parameter optimisation (height, azimuth & tilt)