Automatic Cell Planning (ACP)
Atoll includes advanced multi-technology Automatic Cell Planning (ACP) modules implemented as integrated functions available from the standard Atoll user interface. All ACP data and results are stored in the Atoll project files and databases.
The seamless integration of the radio planning and optimisation features provides a direct return on investment from using the Atoll ACP. Atoll ACP is available for GSM, UMTS, LTE, CDMA2000, WiMAX, and Wi-Fi.
It supports combined GSM/UMTS/LTE and CDMA2000/LTE optimisation together with support of HetNets and small cells.
Optimisation Parameters
- Antenna type
- Antenna height
- Antenna azimuth and tilt
- Transmit power
- Candidate site selection
- Automatic site placement for greenfield networks
- In-building multi-storey optimisation
Optimisation Objectives
- Coverage
- Interference
- Capacity
- Service quality
- EMF (Electromagnetic Field) exposure
Optimisation Control
- User-defined cost function including criteria weighting
- Parameter change vs. implementation cost optimisation
- Flexible multi-technology objective definition
- User-defined combination of clutter dependent and area dependent thresholds
- Combined multi-layer KPI optimisation using traffic maps
Optimisation Results
- Implementation changes ranked by potential network improvement
- Complete set of prediction plots for change and improvement analysis
- Storage of multiple optimisation plans for simultaneous analysis
Combined GSM/UMTS/LTE Optimisation
- Combined GSM/UMTS/LTE optimisation objectives
- Multi-technology cost function
- Simultaneous display and analysis of GSM/UMTS/LTE optimisation results
Combined CDMA2000/LTE Optimisation
- Combined CDMA/LTE optimisation objectives
- Multi-technology cost function
- Simultaneous display and analysis of CDMA2000/LTE optimisation results