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Training Programme
1. Atoll General Concepts 2. Atoll Working Environment 3. Geographic Data
4. Radio Data
5. Predictions 6. Prediction Analysis, Reports and Exports
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Training Programme
1. Atoll General Concepts 2. Atoll Working Environment 3. Geographic Data
4. Radio Data
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Supported formats
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Working Modes
Database .atl User 1
Stand-alone:
.atl
or Multi-user:
Refresh .atl User i
Document created from a template => Stand-alone document Document created from an existing database => Multi-user document
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Close the active document Save the active document Save an area of the map as a graphic image Import data in the active document Printing functionalities Quit Atoll
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List of toolbars
Display or hide the status bar Measure distances on the map Information about elements on the map Display or hide the coordinates rulers/scale on the map
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Open a new map window for the active document Rest default layout
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Windows toolbar
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Workspace (1/3)
Possibility to create different tab groups
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Workspace (2/3)
Possibility to place your active window anywhere in the workspace
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Workspace (3/3)
Auto-Hide functionality on the Tools
Auto-Hide
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Archive command
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Options if you refresh while still having some pending changes not archived
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Training Programme
1. Atoll General Concepts 2. Atoll Working Environment 3. Geographic Data
4. Radio Data
5. Predictions 6. Prediction Analysis, Reports and Exports
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3. Geographic Data
Coordinate Systems and Units Geographic Data Types Import a Raster-format Geographic Data File
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Vector format
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Choose Altitudes for a DTM file Clutter Classes for a Clutter Classes file Clutter Heights for a Clutter Heights file Image or Scan for a scanned Image Etc.
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You need to specify what you will use your Vector file for: a simple layer in the Geo tab a Computation Zone a Focus Zone a Population map Etc.
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Resolution Management
Multi-Layer Management
Each Geographic Data file becomes one layer in the Geo tab Display order of each layer can be changed If for a specific map type (Clutter Classes, DTM, etc.) you have several files with different resolutions, you will need to put the one with the highest resolution on top for Atoll to take it into account in the calculations
Properties of each Geographic Data is accessible from its context menu (Right-click Properties)
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Training Programme
1. Atoll General Concepts 2. Atoll Working Environment 3. Geographic Data
4. Radio Data
5. Predictions 6. Prediction Analysis, Reports and Exports
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4. Radio Data
Radio Data Overview How to Create a Station (Drag and Drop / Duplicate / Import) Create Repeaters and Remote Antennas
Sites Properties
Transmitters Properties Radio Network Equipment Geographic Profile Filtering and Grouping Data
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Transmitter Station
Repeater
Remote Antenna
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In a CDMA2000 document
In a WiMAX document
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Requirements
Can import *.TXT and *.CSV files Need to respect the following order
2G : sites transmitters 3G, 4G and WiMAX : sites transmitters cells
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2. Click on the right part of the icon New Repeater or Remote Antenna to choose what you want to create
3. Click on the left part of the icon New Repeater or Remote Antenna and then Drag and Drop on the Map
Repeater
Remote Antenna
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MW-specific fields
UMTS-specific fields
Columns functionalities
Sorting functionalities
Import/Export
Filtering functionalities
Statistics
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Discrete values - the display of each Site will be according to the value of a selected field
Value intervals - the display of each Site will be according to set ranges of the value of a selected field
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Name of the transmitter You can enter an ID for the transmitter Site on which the transmitter is located
This flag is used to identify the transmitters of different technologies, located at the same site, that share antennas
You can modify the position of the antenna. Relative to Site: select this option if you want to enter the antenna position as an offset with respect to the site location Coordinates: select this option if you want to enter the exact coordinates of the antenna
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Activity flag (only active transmitters are taken into consideration during calculations)
Intra-Network (Server and Interferer) = Atoll will consider the transmitter as a potential server as well as an interferer Extra-Network (Interferer Only) = Atoll will consider the transmitter as an interferer only
Power and Losses definition (Losses can be either userdefined or calculated by Atoll according to the equipment specified in the Equipment box)
Settings for the main antenna and the optional secondary antennas
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Columns functionalities
Sorting functionalities
Import/Export
Filtering functionalities
Statistics
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Discrete values - the display of each Transmitter will be according to the value of a selected field
Value intervals - the display of each Transmitter will be according to set ranges of the value of a selected field Automatic - Atoll will automatically assign a colour to each Transmitter, ensuring that each Transmitter has a different colour than the Transmitters surrounding it.
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Geographic Profile
Display the Geographic profile from a selected transmitter
You need to select Profile and Geographic in the Point Analysis tool
Selected Transmitter
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Filtering applies to
Data in tables
Records filtered out are hidden from the tables Records filtered out are hidden from the display Records filtered out are hidden from the Explorer display Specific filter symbol on folders on which a filter is applied
Map
Explorer window
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Subfolders
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Training Programme
1. Atoll General Concepts 2. Atoll Working Environment 3. Geographic Data
4. Radio Data
5. Predictions 6. Prediction Analysis, Reports and Exports
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5. Predictions
How to Create a Prediction Standard Predictions Predictions Settings
Computation Zone
Transmitters Propagation Parameters Path Loss Matrices Storage Standard Predictions Properties Calculation Process Prediction Lists and Templates
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Predictions Settings
Workflow:
(1) Create a Computation Zone (2) Define the Transmitters propagation settings (3) Define the Path Loss matrices storage directories (4) Define the parameters in the Conditions tab of the predictions properties (5) Define the parameters in the Display tab of the predictions properties (6) Calculate the prediction (7) Display the prediction
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If not active, the transmitter will not be taken into account in the prediction
Power definition
Antennas definition
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Extended path loss matrix if you want to use different propagation models/calculation radius and grid resolutions close and far from the transmitter List of propagation models available in your document
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Directory where will be stored the path loss matrices you generate If you are loading path loss matrices from the shared directory, any path loss matrix that needs to be recalculated will be saved in the Private directory
Used in Multi-user mode. Directory where the common path loss matrices are stored and accessible to all users.
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for GSM, the lower threshold can either be user-defined (Global C threshold) or taken from the values in the Subcell table (Subcell C threshold)
Handover margin
GSM-related options
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Possibility to use the Shading option to create automatically a shading of colours from a Start colour to an End colour You can also use the Shading option to create the different thresholds automatically with a regular interval between them (First Break, Last Break and Interval)
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Calculation Process
Requirements for a Transmitter to be taken into account in the calculation
Active Filtered (Transmitter or Site folder) Calculation area intersecting the rectangle including the Computation Zone
Calculation process
1) Calculate the Path Loss matrices
Atoll will calculate the Path Loss matrices missing Atoll will recalculate an existing Path Loss matrix if one parameter related to the propagation has been changed (parameters such as the antenna type / azimuth / height, the propagation model, the matrix calculation radius, the computation zone, etc.)
This lock symbol will prevent Atoll from recalculating the prediction if you press on the Calculate icon
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Training Programme
1. Atoll General Concepts 2. Atoll Working Environment 3. Geographic Data
4. Radio Data
5. Predictions 6. Prediction Analysis, Reports and Exports
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Histogram
Exports Printing Functionality
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Real-time calculation (Signal Level or Path Loss or Total Losses based on the Result type chosen in the Options dialogue)
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Prediction Plot
Tip Text and Legend
The Tip text and the Legend allow the visual analysis of the plot
Tip text
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Reports (1/2)
Hierarchy between Zones
Without any zone Filtering Zone Computation Zone Focus Zone
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Reports (2/2)
Reporting Priorities between Focus and Computation Zones
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Histogram
Histogram
The Histogram follows the same rule than the Report when it comes to the priorities between the Focus and the Computation Zones You can also display the CDF and the Inverse CDF You can select and zoom on a specific histogram part
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Exports (1/4)
Image Export
Copy-Pasting into another application a selected zone (Focus Zone, Computation Zone...)
Copy the selected zone Paste the selected area into another application
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Exports (2/4)
Image Export
Saving as an Image a selected zone from the map or the Geo tab
Available formats
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Exports (3/4)
Prediction Export
You can export one single prediction or several predictions simultaneously (from Predictions folder or any Predictions subfolder)
Export of several predictions simultaneously
Available formats :
or
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Exports (4/4)
Geographic Export Zone
You can define a zone that will be used to export a part of the map or a prediction in a rasterformat
Save the area of the map which is inside of the Geographic Export Zone as an image
Export a prediction in a raster-format and choose to only export the area inside of the Geographic Export Zone
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