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LTE

In 2008, Atoll LTE was the first LTE network planning software available on the market. It has since then been used on a number of projects worldwide. Atoll 3.1 is a comprehensive framework for operators who need to plan evolution towards LTE. It allows planning and analysing integrated GSM/UMTS/LTE and CDMA2000/LTE networks.

This module is the result of a strong R&D program in 4G technologies which Forsk is conducting with strategic partners including world-leading equipment vendors and operators.

Network and Radio Parameter Modelling

  • Support of all frequency bands, carrier bandwidths, and sampling frequencies
  • Support of TDD and FDD duplexing methods
  • Support of LTE OFDMA (DL) and SC-FDMA (UL) parameters and frame structures:
    • Frames, subframes, slots, OFDM symbols, cyclic prefixes
    • Carriers, resource blocks, subcarriers, resource elements
    • Control channels: RS, SS, PBCH, PDCCH, PUCCH
  • Support for multiple modulation types and coding schemes
  • MIMO modelling: transmit diversity, spatial multiplexing (SU-MIMO), uplink collaborative MIMO (MU-MIMO), adaptive MIMO switching (AMS)

Traffic Modelling

  • Modelling of voice and data services
  • Modelling of UE categories
  • Multi-service traffic demand maps generated from multiple sources: vector, raster, and live traffic data
  • Subscriber traffic modelling

Simulation and Analysis

  • LTE Monte-Carlo simulator including power control, IoT control, advanced RRM and scheduling algorithms, and MIMO
  • Inter-cell Interference Coordination (ICIC) support
  • 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 indicator prediction plot
    • Aggregate throughput prediction plot
  • Capacity Planning

Neighbour Planning

  • Manual and automatic neighbour planning
  • Inter-frequency and intra-frequency neighbour planning

GSM/UMTS/LTE Co-planning

  • Unified GSM/UMTS/LTE network database with site and antenna sharing
  • Unified GSM/UMTS/LTE multi-service traffic model
  • Combined GSM/UMTS/LTE Monte-Carlo simulator
  • Simultaneous display and analysis of GSM/UMTS/LTE layers
  • Inter-technology handover modelling
  • Inter-technology interference analysis

CDMA2000/LTE Co-planning

  • Site sharing
  • Simultaneous display and analysis of CDMA2000 and LTE networks
  • Inter-technology handover modelling
  • Inter-technology interference analysis

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 physical cell ID 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)