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Creating an Atoll document Importing geographic data Creating a new station Grouping and filtering radio data Creating a computation zone Calculating coverage predictions
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Information: If you want to redo the exercises after the training and want to create some MultiRAT documents, make sure you only select the technologies (GSM, UMTS and/or LTE) that you have the licence key for.
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3. Import a User Configuration file that will automatically import all the geographic files by selecting Tools User Configuration Load... The User Configuration file is located at: Material_for_exercises\Brussels\MultiRAT\User_Configuration\Brussels_Geo_ MultiRAT.geo Leave the Delete Existing Geo Data and Geographic Data Set ticked and click OK.
Warning: The User Configuration file is pointing to geographic files that need to be placed at the following location: C:\Atoll_Training\Geo_Data\Brussels. Information: After the import of the User Configuration file you can see that several maps are now available in your Geo Explorer: 3 Vector files (Brussels_Transportation_Ways, Belgium_Districts and Belgium_Municipalities) 1 Clutter Heights file (Brussels_Clutter_Heights) 1 Clutter Classes file (Brussels_Clutter_Classes) 1 Digital Terrain Model file (Brussels_Altitudes_(DTM)) 1 Image (Brussels_Ortho_Image) 1 Population file (Brussels_Population) 4. Change the order of the maps or uncheck the visibility boxes of some of them to display the information you are most interested in. Information: To change the order of the maps you need to select a map and drag it above or below the other maps. 5. Save the document.
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5. In the Radio Planning toolbar, expand the Station Templates drop-down list: Select the GSM: Urban 900 station template from the list. Click on the New Transmitter or Station icon and drop the station in the Krosf district. Double-click on this newly created site to open its Properties and update the following fields: In the General tab rename the site to Krosf. Set the sites Position as follows: X: 597 870 m and Y: 5 632 010 m. In the Other properties tab set the RNC field to RNC9, the BSC field to BSC3, the SAE Gateway to SAE-GW1 and the Manufacturer to TBD. Then click OK.
6. Go back to the Station Templates drop-down list to now select the UMTS: Urban station template. Click again on the New Transmitter or Station icon and drop this new station exactly on the Krosf Site (when you are exactly above it, the site will get highlighted). 7. Go back to the Station Templates drop-down list to now select the LTE: Urban station template. Click again on the New Transmitter or Station icon and drop this new station exactly on the Krosf Site. 8. Click on the Refresh icon display getting updated. 9. Close the Find on Map tool. 10. Save the document. (or F5) to refresh the map display and see the Krosf stations
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4. To remove the filtering, go back to the General tab of the Sites Properties and click on the Filter... button: Click the Clear all button and then click OK. Click OK to apply your changes and close the Sites Properties dialogue box. Notice that the Sites belonging to BSC1 have reappeared in the Explorer and on the map, and that the filter symbol on the Sites folder has also disappeared.
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11. Right-click on the GSM Prediction 1: Coverage by Signal Level prediction and select Generate Report.
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Select the following Columns to be Displayed: 2 o Surface (km ) o % of Covered Area o % Focus Zone o % Computation Zone Then click OK. Do not close this report.
Information: You can notice that the statistical report is only based on the Focus zone (no information is available in the "% Computation zone" column). 12. In the Geo Explorer, right-click on the Focus Zone folder and select Delete Zone. 13. In the Network Explorer, right-click on the GSM Prediction 1: Coverage by Signal Level and select Generate report. Select the following Columns to be Displayed: 2 o Surface (km ) o % of Covered Area o % Focus Zone o % Computation Zone Then click OK. Compare this report with the one you made previously. Information: You can now notice that the statistical report is based on the Computation zone (no information is available in the "% Focus zone" column) 14. Close both reports. 15. Save the document. 16. Clear the visibility boxes of the UMTS Transmitters and the LTE Transmitters to only keep the GSM Transmitters displayed on the map. 17. Right-click on the GSM Transmitters folder and select Properties. Select the Display tab. In the Display type field, select the Automatic option. Click OK to apply your changes and close the Transmitters Properties dialogue. 18. Right-click on the Predictions folder and select New Prediction. Under the Standard Predictions GSM , select Coverage by Transmitter. In the General tab, rename the prediction GSM Prediction 2: Coverage by Transmitter (Best Server-Null Margin). In the Conditions tab, click on the button and select Global C threshold. Set the Server option to Best Server Set the margin to 0 dB. Click OK.
19. Right-click on the Predictions folder and select New Prediction. Under the Standard Predictions GSM , select Coverage by Transmitter. In the General tab, rename the prediction GSM Prediction 3: Coverage by Transmitter (Best Server- Positive Margin). In the Conditions tab, click on the button and select Global C threshold. Set the Server option to Best Server Set the margin to 4 dB. Click OK.
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21. Right-click on the prediction GSM Prediction 1: Coverage by Signal Level, select Split in Cells and choose the prediction GSM Prediction 2: Coverage by Transmitter (Best Server-Null Margin). Click OK. Information: Atoll has created a prediction named Splitting in Cells (GSM Prediction 1: Coverage by Signal Level-GSM Prediction 2: Coverage by Transmitter (Best Server-Null Margin)) enabling you to see the transmitter's coverage zone and the distribution of the signal strength levels inside of the coverage zone at the same time. 22. Save the document. 23. From the Menu bar, select Tools Point Analysis. Select the GSM - Reception tab. Move the point analysis icon Transmitters. Close the Point Analysis tool. on the map to examine the contribution of the surrounding
24. In the Network Explorer, expand the GSM Transmitters folder and the GSM 900 subfolder. Right-click on the Krosf site and select Calculations Create a New Prediction... Select a Coverage by Signal Level prediction. Rename the prediction GSM Prediction 4: Coverage by Signal Level Krosf only. In the Conditions tab, click on the Click Calculate. button and select Global C threshold.
25. Expand the GSM Transmitters folder and the GSM 900 subfolder. Right-click on the Krosf site and select Open Table. Set the Height (m) of all the antennas to 40 m. Close the table. 26. Right-click on the GSM Transmitters and select Properties. In the Propagation tab, notice that the path loss matrices of the Krosf transmitters are no longer valid. Why? 27. Right-click on the prediction GSM Prediction 4: Coverage by Signal Level Krosf only and select Duplicate. Rename the duplicated prediction to GSM Prediction 5: Coverage by Signal Level Krosf only 40 m. Calculate this new prediction. 28. Tick the visibility boxes of the GSM Prediction 4 and the GSM Prediction 5 only. 29. Right-click on the Predictions folder and select Generate Report. Select the following Columns to be Displayed: 2 o Surface (km ) o % of Covered Area o % Focus Zone o % Computation Zone Then click OK. Which prediction is showing better results? Why? Close the report. Information: Atoll will generate a comparative report for both predictions. It is then easier to look for differences.
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30. This could be interesting to export the current display as an image. From the map, click on the computation zone. From the Menu bar, select File Save Image As... to export your selection. Save your image as a TIFF file under the name Krosf_ExportImage.tif. 31. Expand the GSM Transmitters folder and the GSM 900 subfolder. Right-click on the Krosf site and select Open Table. Set the Height (m) of all the antennas back to 30 m. Close the table. 32. Save the document.
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Opening an Atoll document Working with domains, cell types and HCS layers Understanding Service Areas Using the automatic neighbour allocation tool Analysing a frequency plan Analysing GPRS/EDGE indicators
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3. Save the document in your personal folder. Information: Use File > Save As to save an Atoll document into your personal folder.
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1. Open the GSM Transmitters table and set the BSIC domain for all GSM transmitters to "BSIC domain 0 & 4: Locate the "BSIC domain" column. Use the "Fill down" (CTRL+D) function. Close the Transmitters table. 2. Group the GSM Transmitters by "Cell type", then open the corresponding tables for each group and replace the cell types as follows: "Macro Cell 900" replaced by "Macro Cell 900 - Reduced domains" "Micro Cell 1800" replaced by "Micro Cell 1800 - Reduced domains" "Macro Cell 1800" replaced by "Macro Cell 1800 - Reduced domains" Information: When Atoll asks, "Update subcells and TRXs according to the new cell type?" confirm by clicking OK. 3. Click the Refresh button ( ) to update the document with the new cell types.
4. Open each Cell type subfolder and assign the HCS layers as follows: HCS Layer "Macro layer 900" for the GSM transmitters of the cell type "Macro Cell 900 Reduced domains" HCS Layer "Macro layer 1800" for the GSM transmitters of the cell type "Macro Cell 1800 Reduced domains" HCS Layer "Micro layer 1800" for the GSM transmitters of the cell type "Micro Cell 1800 Reduced domains" Information: GSM Network Settings are available in the Parameters tab ( ).
Information: HCS layers are often used to define service zones (characterized by different traffic and priority) based on a specific layer (Umbrella, Macro, Micro or Pico cells). Service zones can also be based on frequency bands (900 MHz and 1800 MHz for instance). 5. Open the Subcells table: Standard Data and make the following changes: Locate the "TRX Type" column and right-click on a BCCH cell Select "Filter excluding selection" to keep only non-BCCH TRXs in the subcells table. Set the "Hopping mode" (locate it in the table) to "Base Band Hopping". Right-click anywhere in the table and select "Remove Filter" to display all the BCCH and TCH TRXs in the subcells table. Close the subcells table. 6. Save the document.
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Information: Press Ctrl+F to open the Find on Map Tool. 1. Open the channel Find on Map Tool. 2. Select the visibility check box of the "GSM Prediction 4: Coverage by Transmitter (HCS Servers)". 3. In the Find scrolling box, select GSM Channel. 4. Search for GSM transmitters having BCCH Channel 1. 5. In the Find scrolling box, select BSIC-BCCH pair. 6. Search for GSM transmitters having BCCH Channel 1 and BSIC number 1. 7. Click the Reset Display button. 8. Unselect the visibility check box of the " GSM Prediction 4: Coverage by Transmitter (HCS Servers)".
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Information: Do not forget to display the Legend when you display your predictions to see what the different colours indicate. 1. Create a "GSM Coverage by C/I level" prediction for all GSM transmitters: Name it "GSM Coverage by C/I level: Highest Priority HCS Server BCCHs". On the Condition tab, set Server to " Highest Priority HCS Server" with a margin set to 0 dB. Set the Interfered Subcells to BCCH. Set the Interference Condition to "C/I" (not to C/I+N) Select the "Detailed Results" option. Leave the other parameters at their default setting. Click Calculate. 2. Activate the Point Analysis window by clicking the button. In the scrolling box, select the GSM Interference tool and check the C/I values on several pixels. Close the Point Analysis window. 3. Hide the prediction by unchecking its visibility flag. 4. Save the document. Analysing network interference
1. Create a "GSM Interfered Zones" prediction for all GSM transmitters: Name it "GSM Interfered Zones: Highest Priority HCS Server + HO Margin BCCHs. On the Condition tab, set Server = "Highest Priority HCS Server" with a margin set to 4 dB. Set the Interfered Subcells to BCCH. Set the Interference Condition to "C/I" (not to C/I+N) Select the "Detailed Results" option. Leave the other parameters at their default setting. Click Calculate. 2. Activate the Point Analysis window by clicking the button. In the scrolling box, select the GSM Interference tool to analyse interfered zones (co-channel and adjacent) on several pixels. Close the Point Analysis window. 3. Hide the prediction by unchecking its visibility flag. 4. Save the document.
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Opening an Atoll document Analysing UMTS performance Analysing UMTS load factors Analysing HSDPA performance Analysing HSUPA performance Using the automatic neighbour allocation tool Using the automatic scrambling codes allocation tool
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6. Save the document in your personal folder. Information: Use File > Save As to save an Atoll document into your personal folder.
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On the General tab, name the prediction: "UMTS: Effective Service Area Analysis (Mobile Internet)". Click Calculate.
Information: With this prediction, Atoll colours the pixel when the service is available, i.e., when the values of Ec/Io, Eb/Nt DL, and Eb/Nt UL on the pixel exceed the respective minimum quality values. 6. Select the visibility box for the prediction "UMTS: Effective Service Area Analysis (Mobile Internet)" and open the Point Analysis Tool. Select the UMTS - AS Analysis view Set the Point Analysis Tool with the same parameters as defined in the prediction we want to study (Terminal = UMTS Terminal, Service = Mobile Internet Access, Mobility = Pedestrian, Carrier = 0). Perform an Active Set analysis on several pixels and determine one pixel where the service is not available in the Downlink Double-click in the point analysis tool in order to know why the service is not available in the Uplink. Why? Close the Point Analysis Tool.
Information: By double-clicking the service availability result, a dialogue box is displayed showing necessary information to investigate the availability or the non availability of a service on a certain pixel. 7. Create a "Pilot Pollution Analysis" prediction for all transmitters with the following parameters on the Condition tab: Terminal = UMTS Terminal. Service = Mobile Internet Access. Mobility = Pedestrian. Carrier = 0. On the General tab, name the prediction: "UMTS: Pilot Pollution Analysis (Mobile Internet)". Click Calculate. Information: With this prediction, Atoll determines on each pixel the number of polluters there might be. Then it colours the pixel according to the values and the thresholds defined in the Display tab. A polluter is a cell which satisfies all the conditions to enter the mobile AS but which is not admitted because the AS limit has already been reached. 8. Create a "Handoff Zones" prediction for all transmitters with the following parameters on the Condition tab: Terminal = UMTS Terminal. Service = Voice. Mobility = Pedestrian. Carrier = 0. On the General tab, name the prediction: "UMTS: Handoff Zones (Voice)". Click Calculate. Information: With this prediction, Atoll colours each pixel according to the mobile handover status. 9. Save the document.
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2. Right-click the prediction " UMTS: Pilot Quality Analysis (Ec/Io) (Mobile Internet)" and select Duplicate. Name the prediction: " UMTS: Pilot Quality Analysis (Ec/Io) (Mobile Internet) Total power=36dBm" Calculate the prediction. 3. Select the visibility box of both studies " UMTS: Pilot Quality Analysis (Ec/Io) (Mobile Internet)" and " UMTS: Pilot Quality Analysis (Ec/Io) (Mobile Internet) Total power=36dBm" Right-click the Predictions folder and select Generate Report Select the following information to be displayed: 2 o Surface (km ) o % of Covered Area o % Computation Zone o Click OK. o Which one is having the best coverage? Why? o What is the impact of the "Total Power (dBm)" parameter on the coverage? Close the report Information: Atoll will generate a comparative report for all the studies. It is then easier to look for differences. 4. Right-click the prediction "UMTS: Effective Service Area Analysis (Mobile Internet)" and select Duplicate. Name the prediction: "UMTS: Effective Service Area Analysis (Mobile Internet) Total power=36dBm" On the Display tab, change the display colour from Red to Blue Calculate the prediction. 5. Select the visibility box of both studies " UMTS: Effective Service Area Analysis (Mobile Internet)" and "UMTS: Effective Service Area Analysis (Mobile Internet) Total power=36dBm" Right-click the Predictions folder and select Generate Report Select the following information to be displayed: 2 o Surface (km ) o % of Covered Area o % Focus Zone o % Computation Zone o Click OK. o Which one is having the best coverage? Why?
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o What is the impact of the "Total Power (dBm)" parameter on the coverage? Close the report
Information: Atoll will generate a comparative report for all the studies. It is then easier to look for differences. 6. Open the UMTS Cells table: Use the "Filter by Selection" option and set the "Total Power (dBm)" to 40 dBm for all cells using carrier 0. Close the UMTS Cells table. 7. Save the document.
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Use the "Filter by Selection" option and set the "UL load factor (%)" to 60% for all cells using carrier 0. Close the Cells table.
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Opening an Atoll Document Manipulating Network Resources Updating & Analysing Cell Loads Manipulating Neighbours Checking the Influence of Frequency Reuse Analysing and improving a PCI Plan Checking the influence of FFR Analysing the impact of MIMO
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3. Save the document into your personal folder. Information: Use File > Save As to save an Atoll document into your personal folder.
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7. Display the (Frequency) Bands table and verify whether the entered data are consistent with the data described below: "2110 FDD - 5 MHz (E-UTRA Band 1)" Based on the FDD duplexing method. Using channels from 0 to 2. With 28.23 dB of adjacent channel suppression. UL start frequency : 1920 MHz DL start frequency : 2110 MHz "2110 FDD - 15 MHz (E-UTRA Band 1)" Based on the FDD duplexing method. Using channels from 0 to 3. With 26.99 dB of adjacent channel suppression. UL start frequency : 1920 MHz DL start frequency : 2110 MHz
8. Display the Properties of the LTE Network Settings folder and verify in the Global Parameters tab whether the entered data are consistent with the data described below: Default Cyclic Prefix: 0 Normal PDCCH Overhead: 2 SD PUCCH Overhead: 1 RB 9. In order to see the impact of such a configuration on the LTE Frame, right-click in the LTE Transmitters folder, then Cells, and select Frame Details. Click Calculate so as to see the frame details in Downlink. 10. Do the same for the Uplink. Close the Frame Details dialogue. 11. Save the document.
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) and select Display options. Check the Display coverage areas option
15. Click on several LTE transmitters to see their neighbour relations on the map. 16. Click the neighbour Edit Relations button again to disable it. 17. Save the document.
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Information: In each cell, the assigned channel number has an impact on interference, therefore on its quality and the throughput. The aim of this part is to compare quality and throughput predictions with a different Frequency Reuse, assuming that a spectrum of 15 MHz is available. Two options may be considered: Using the spectrum as a single channel of 15 MHz and allocating it to all LTE cells Splitting the band into 3 channels of 5 MHz, with 1 channel for each sector on each station 1. Open the LTE Cells table and verify that channel 1 is assigned to all LTE cells. Then, allocate the Frequency Band "2110 FDD - 15 MHz (E-UTRA Band 1)" to all LTE cells. Close the LTE Cells table. 2. Create a "LTE: Coverage by C/(I+N) Level (DL)" prediction for all LTE transmitters with the following parameters on the Condition tab: Terminal = LTE Terminal. Service = Mobile Internet Access. Mobility = Pedestrian. On the General tab, name the prediction: "LTE: Coverage by C/(I+N) Level (PDSCH) 1 Channel". Click OK. 3. Create a "LTE: Coverage by Throughput (DL)" coverage prediction for all LTE transmitters with the following parameters in the Condition tab: Terminal = LTE Terminal. Service = Mobile Internet Access. Mobility = Pedestrian. On the General tab, name the prediction: "LTE: Coverage by Throughput (DL) 1 Channel". Click OK. 4. On the toolbar, click Calculate ( ) to calculate both predictions.
5. Open the LTE Cells table and allocate the Frequency Band "2110 FDD - 5 MHz (E-UTRA Band 1)" to all LTE cells. 6. Import the following file: "Material_for_exercises\Brussels\LTE\Network_Data\Brussels_Frequency_Reuse_Cells_LTE.txt". Then, verify in the LTE Cells table that: Channel 0 is assigned to sectors 1. Channel 1 is assigned to sectors 2. Channel 2 is assigned to sectors 3.
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7. Duplicate the coverage prediction "LTE: Coverage by C/(I+N) Level (PDSCH) 1 Channel" and rename it "LTE: Coverage by C/(I+N) Level (PDSCH) 3 Channels". 8. Duplicate the coverage prediction "LTE: Coverage by Throughput (DL) 1 Channel" and rename it "LTE: Coverage by Throughput (DL) 3 Channels". 9. On the toolbar, click Calculate ( ) to calculate both duplicated predictions.
10. Compare the results for the two different Frequency Reuse configurations. What is your conclusion? 11. Return to the initial state by assigning channel 1 to all LTE cells. 12. Save the document.
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11. Open the Find on Map tool and seek successively the Physical Cell ID 1 and 2. 12. Click the Reset Display button and close the Find on Map tool. 13. Right-click in the LTE Transmitters folder, select Properties, and then the Display tab. In the Label field, select Physical Cell ID, and then click OK. Apply your changes and click OK to close the Properties dialogue. 14. Create a "LTE: Coverage by C/(I+N) Level (DL)" prediction for all LTE transmitters with the following parameters on the Condition tab: Terminal = LTE Terminal. Service = Mobile Internet Access. Mobility = Pedestrian. On the Display tab, select Reference Signal C/(I+N) Level (DL). On the General tab, name the prediction: "LTE: Coverage by C/(I+N) Level (RS) Initial PCI Plan". Click Calculate. Information: Access the Physical Cell ID features (Automatic Allocation, Audit and Distribution) by rightclicking the LTE Transmitters folder then AFP. 15. Launch the Physical Cell ID Audit tool, check all conditions and run it. 16. Run the Physical Cell ID distribution too. Conclusion? 17. Now, launch the Automatic Physical Cell ID Allocation tool. Check that SSS ID Allocation option is set to Same per site, and click on Calculate. Commit results and close the Resource Allocation window. 18. Analyse the new Physical Cell ID plan. 19. Duplicate the coverage prediction "LTE: Coverage by C/(I+N) Level (RS) Initial PCI Plan" and rename it "LTE: Coverage by C/(I+N) Level (RS) Enhanced PCI Plan". 20. Calculate this new prediction. 21. Compare the results for the two different Physical Cell ID plans, especially in downtown. Conclusion? 22. Return to the initial state by setting the Traffic Load (DL and UL) to 100% for all LTE cells. 23. Save the document
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5. Now, disable the Interference Coordination Support for all cells. 6. Duplicate the coverage prediction "LTE: Coverage by Throughput (DL) FFR" and rename it "LTE: Coverage by Throughput (DL) No FFR". Then, calculate this prediction. 7. Compare the newly created C/(I+N) prediction to the prediction: "LTE: Coverage by C/(I+N) Level (PDSCH) 1 Channel" already created in Exercise 5. 8. Compare the throughput predictions (with and without FFR). What is your conclusion? 9. Save the document.
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10. Duplicate the coverage prediction "LTE: Coverage by C/(I+N) Level (PDSCH) TX Diversity" and rename it "LTE: Coverage by C/(I+N) Level (PDSCH) SU-MIMO". 11. Duplicate the coverage prediction "LTE: Coverage by Throughput (DL) TX Diversity" and rename it "LTE: Coverage by Throughput (DL) SU-MIMO". 12. On the toolbar, click Calculate ( ) to calculate both duplicated predictions.
13. Compare studies No MIMO and SU-MIMO. What is the impact of SU-MIMO, especially near the transmitters? 14. Open the Transmitters table and set the Number of Transmission Antenna Ports back to 1 for all the transmitters. 15. Open the Cells table and remove the Diversity Support (DL) for all LTE transmitters. Then set back the Traffic Load (DL) to 100% for all LTE transmitters. 16. Save the document.
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