RF Planning Tool - ATOLL

Frequency Plan requires

Latitude / Longitude
Antennas (Type, Height and tilt)
Orientation of the Antennas
BCCH / TCH Frequencies(MAIO) to be
allotted
MA List
BSIC
Neighbor list

Creating a New Project

Open Atoll
Click File\GSM GPRS EGPRS then OK Save the Project.

AFP, Prop. models

Map data

search

Zoom in
/Zoom out

Scale

Site data

Site

Template

Defining Coordinate system

Click on Tools/
Options
Select the
Coordinate
system in the
Projections
and Display

Propagation Model
Select the propagation
Model in the Explorer
window. In the Pop down
menu select the type of
propagation model to be
used and double click it to
get the property window.
Change the values of K1,
K2 etc and clutter losses
to get the propagation
model

Import the digital maps

File
Import
Browse the Map folder
Select the Clutter and import clutter data
Select the Heights and import Terrain
data
Select the Vectors and import Vector data

Import the digital maps

In Explorer window
Select and Right click the Clutter
classes and Select Centre in the
Map to view the Map
Double click the clutter classes
and change the colors of different
clutter
classes
for
easy
identification

Import the digital maps

Open POP Down
menu in Vectors and
Select each vector ,
Right click it and
select the color and
select the style for
easy identification of
each vector

Importing the Antennas

Import all the Antenna
models used in the
field by importing
individually
each
Antenna file supplied
by the Manufacturer

Creating a Site Template

In the Template POP Down

menu select the required
Template and select the
Manage template then Station
Template Properties window
will
appear.
Select
the
properties then Properties
window will appear. Change
the properties in the window as
per the model of the site. Click
OK for creating Template.
Select
the
number
of
templates as required.

Creating a Site Template

Creating Sites and Cells (Transmitters)

Select the Site Icon
and click it in the Map
window for crating the
site. Double click the
site and enter the
Latitude
and
Longitudes of the site.
Enter the site name.
The site will be
moved to the required
location.

Creating Sites and Cells (Transmitters)

Select the Transmitter/
Cell and double click it.
Cell property dialog box
will appear. Click the
different tabs available in
the box and changes may
be made by changing the
required
values.
For
changing
the
height,
azimuth,
tilt,
Power,
Propagation
model,
calculation radius, BCCH,
TCH Freq, BSIC and
more of sector may be
changed by modifying.

Creating Sites and Cells (Transmitters)

Double click on the
sites in explorer
window to get sites
list. The content can
be copied and pasted
into EXCLE sheet.
The sites can also be
created by copying
the site data in the
same format from
EXCEL sheet.

Creating Sites and Cells (Transmitters)

Similarly double click on
the Transmitters in
explorer window to get
Transmitter list. The
content can be copied
and pasted into EXCLE
sheet. The Transmitters
can also be created by
copying the Transmitters
data in the same format
from EXCEL sheet.

Coverage predictions
For creating the Coverage
predictions, right click the
predictions. Study type box will
appear. Click on Coverage by
signal level and change the
intervals of the coverage
levels. Change the colors for
easy indications. Similarly Click
on Coverage by Transmitter.
Change the colors for easy
indications. Click on Coverage
by C/I level and change the
intervals of the levels for
Interference levels. Change the
colors for easy indications.

Predictions Plots
Coverage by Transmitter Level

Coverage by Signal Level

Coverage by C/I Level (Interference)

Predictions Plots

Right click the Coverage by

Signal level, Click on Calculate
for getting the Coverage map
of Signal Strength.
Right click the Coverage by
Transmitter level, Click on
Calculate for getting the
Coverage map by Transmitter.
Right click the Coverage by C/I
level, Click on Calculate for
getting the Coverage map by
C/I level.

Predictions Plots

Coverage by Transmitter

Coverage by C/I Level