Atoll Microwave
Atoll Microwave is a state-of-the-art point-to-point and point-to-multipoint microwave link planning software. It allows designing large microwave link networks, according to the ITU standards.
Based on the leading Atoll platform, Atoll Microwave includes all its GIS, data and user management features. Atoll Microwave can share the site database with Atoll radio planning and optimisation modules, allowing easy data consistency management across the operator organisation.
Atoll Microwave is used by wireless operators and equipment vendors worldwide.
General Features
- Fully integrated into the Atoll architecture
- Support of DTM, clutter and vector data
- Multi-user solution
- Site database can be shared with other Atoll modules
Link Modelling
- Support of point-to-point and point-to-multipoint links
- Support of ITU and user-defined frequency bands, high-low configurations, and channelisation plans
- Equipment modelling: vendor parameters, IRF, and signature
- Antenna modelling: vendor parameters including co/cross polarisation, radoms
- Support for repeaters
- Support for space/frequency diversity
- Support for dual polarisation
- Support for ATPC
- Support for adaptive modulation
Link Design
- Site LOS area and inter-visibility plots
- Path profile analysis including Fresnel zone clearance and multiple K factors
- Propagation and link budget analysis
- Automatic antenna height optimisation
- Reflection point analysis and repeater design
Quality and Availability Objectives
- Modelling of performance objectives based on ITU G-821 and G-826 recommendations
- User-defined performance objectives and parameters
Link Performance Analysis
- According to ITU-R 530-8, 530-10, 530-11 and 530-12 recommendations
- Support for Crane, Vigants and K-Q models
- User-defined and ITU-based geoclimatic parameters
- User-definable report including multipath fading, rain fading and obstruction fading
- User-definable propagation model
- End-to-end multi-hop link analysis
Interference Analysis and Frequency Planning
- Based on ITU 452-11 recommendation
- Detailed interference analysis including interferer ranking
- Semi-automatic channel-to-link allocation
- Analysis of low/high conflicts
- Integration of interference impact into link reliability report
- Evaluation of link quality vs. performance objectives