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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (March 2012) This page was originally copied from "An Introduction to LTE RF Planning" on the LTE Encyclopaedia [1] (Copyright information is not available on the web site referenced) and should be understood to refer only to RF Planning for LTE and similar types of networks and even then only explains the basic concepts involved. In the context of mobile radio communication systems, RF Planning is the process of assigning frequencies, transmitter locations and parameters of a wireless communications system to provide sufficient coverage and capacity for the services required. The RF plan of a cellular communication system has two objectives: coverage and capacity. Coverage relates to the geographical footprint within the system that has sufficient RF signal strength to provide for a call/data session. Capacity relates to the capability of the system to sustain a given number of subscribers. Capacity and coverage are interrelated. To improve coverage, capacity has to be sacrificed, while to improve capacity, coverage will have to be sacrificed
Contents
1 Phase 1: Initial Radio Link Budgeting 2 Phase 2: Detailed RF Propagation Modelling 3 Phase 3: Fine Tuning and Optimisation 4 Phase 4: Continuous Optimisation 5 See also 6 References
number of sites that may be required to cover a certain area. Following is a typical list of outputs produced at this stage:
Number of Sites and Site Locations (and Height) Antenna Directions and Downtilts Neighbour Cell Lists for each site Mobility (Handover and Cell Reselection) Parameters for each site. Frequency Plan Detailed Coverage Predictions (e.g. Signal Strength (RSRP), Signal Quality (RSRQ) Best CINR, Best Server Areas, Uplink and Downlink Throughput)
A final List of Sites and Site Locations (and Height) Optimised Antenna Directions and Downtilts An optimised Neighbour Cell Lists for each site Mobility (Handover and Cell Reselection) Parameters for each site. An optimised Frequency Plan Detailed Coverage Predictions (e.g. Signal Strength (RSRP), Signal Quality (RSRQ) Best CINR, Best Server Areas, Uplink and Downlink Throughput)
coverage or capacity). This phase starts from initial network deployment and involves collecting measurement data on a regular basis that could be via drive testing or centralised collection. The data is then used to plan new sites or to optimize the parameter settings (e.g. antenna orientation, downtilting, frequency plan) of existing sites.