ASSET prediction Tutorial

ASSET Tutorial UPDATING DATABASE before Prediction:

To ADD new Sites in Your Previous Database (first Excel –XML -- then into ASSET DB)

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Go to Previous folder (last used), here you will find last used database (excel) like “South On-air till date….” You must have new updated sites database (complete).

Compare current sites with previous sites. If any new site is added, you have to add in DB. For addition – you will find an excel sheet named South On-Air Additional sites . (it will generate XML) Enter new sites in that sheet and press the button (GENERATE XML). Fig1. It will ask you destination folder. Give path of your current working folder.

P.S:: You may exclude indoor micros, only outdoor coverage re quired.

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To ADD XML files into ASSET DB 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8)

Open ASSET (AIRCOM Enterprise Suit) Enter User ID (Administrator) Password (admin) Select user or Account specified – Select account specified. In start project option – select PTA OCT 2013 (Here you can use previous DB or start new project) Now Go to FILEImportXML Window will open – give path to your XML files. Check option “select all” & “merge”  click Import Fig2 You will get XML Import complete Window. Fig3

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How to make filter for prediction: 1) Make filters folder in your current working folder 2) Here you have to make a Text files containing all site IDs (non- numeric like without S-) of desired prediction region.Fig4 3) For coverage prediction you may exclude indoor micros – only outdoor sites. 4) Now go back to ASSET. 5) DATEBASEFiltersUserAdministratorright click -- New FolderGive name CLOSE 6) Now go to DATABASESelection expert Here you will see Four TABS  – Fig 5 7) Go to file list 8) Element Type :: All type 9) File name: give path of your notepad (the Text file) and check Include child sites 10) FILTERS – Selection 11) Click ADD (System will take 5,6 sec) 12) Don’t close 13) Now click File and Save as  – user-admin – and your folder which you made ear lier. Give any name to your newly made filter – save and close now.

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To ADD Propagation Model, Resolution and Radius on newly added sites:

1) DATABASE Sites  Selection  Select all 2) Here you have to search newly added cells/Sites manually and fill propagation Model, Resolution, Radius. Propagation models: You may see other sites of that region to see propagation models, However, H_900_URB_LHR is used for metro cities and H_900_Rural for remote cities and H_900_Urban for normal urban c ities (Fig6) APPLY

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GENERATING PREDICTION: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11)

Click New 2D View icon – EARTH Type symbol (Fig7) Window will open (fig8) Click Create new vector icon or Select for PTA from drop down. (Site fans will appear). Then click Create array – NON SIM / GSM (Fig8) All filter in view / Selected Filter Select your filter which you have made. Set ARRAY resolution as required :: 100m usually (fig9) Sites Within as required :: 30Km usually (fig9) Check Best Server on right side.(fig9) Click ok – Prediction will run and it might take some time to complete (Green Bar). Nothing will be seen after this step : don’t worry, Just follow remaining steps for Coverage graphic view (fig10)

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FOR COVERAGE GRAPHIC VIEW 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8)

Click KEY LEGEND icon (Fig8) Go in Data Types on right side Filters  Filter from drops down  –User – administrator – Your filter. Check this. Coverage Best Server ( Fig11) Apply. It will show coverage prediction in c olors You can uncheck Filters and apply  – it will show prediction minus Sites view  – Now you may set Legends of your own.

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For Altering RANGES & COLOR Settings: 1) Configuration TabGSM Coverage Scheme  You may add new color lege nds or previous defined colors (fig12) 2) Click Configuration Tab  Layers Cell Layers  coverage thresholds (fig13) 3) Set required ranges and their color.

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Now Go back to opened window of 2D view on right side. 1) Right Click BEST SERVER – Properties (Fig11)  Set best server

display properties – Like set legends of required colors against legends

After Setting that Click OK and then Redraw.

For Statistics: 1) Right Click BEST SERVER –Statistics (Fig14)

Set Low (dBm) and High dBm values ::: Usuall -80 / -85 Click Generate It will generate Statistics in Excel form  save as  into your folder by statistics

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To Save Prediction for future use 1) Click Array  Array Manager – Save (Fig 7) And save into your current folder

MAPINFO EXPORTS 1) In Opened 2D view click file  GIS Exports  New window will open (fig15) Check all those in below picture. Split into 64 and UTM 42 Northern hemisphere. 2) Select output directory and destination to your working folder and give any name 3) Click ok 4) It will generate MapInfo Compatible Exports (Tab files x 64)

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Open those Exports in MapInfo

Final Output on ASSET and MapInfo

Made By: Khawaja Aakif Hussain Assisted By: M. Faraz Cheema