IBwave Mobile User Guide

Version 2.0

iBWAVE SOLUTIONS SOLUTIONS INC. INC. © 2014 2014 – All Right s Reserved

The information contained herein is the property of iBwave Solutions and is strictly confidential. Except as expressly authorized in writing by iBwave Solutions, the holder shall keep all information confidential, shall disclose it only to its employees with a need to know, and shall protect it, in whole or in part, from disclosure and dissemination to third parties with the same degree of care protect its own confidential information, but with no less than reasonable care. Except as expressl y authorized in writing b y iBwave Solutions, the holder is granted no rights t o use the information herein. Information is subject to change without notice. iBwave Solutions reserves the right to make changes in design or components as progress in engineering and manufacturing may warrant.

iBWAVE SOLUTIONS SOLUTIONS INC. INC. © 2014 2014 – All Right s Reserved

The information contained herein is the property of iBwave Solutions and is strictly confidential. Except as expressly authorized in writing by iBwave Solutions, the holder shall keep all information confidential, shall disclose it only to its employees with a need to know, and shall protect it, in whole or in part, from disclosure and dissemination to third parties with the same degree of care protect its own confidential information, but with no less than reasonable care. Except as expressl y authorized in writing b y iBwave Solutions, the holder is granted no rights t o use the information herein. Information is subject to change without notice. iBwave Solutions reserves the right to make changes in design or components as progress in engineering and manufacturing may warrant.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN The iBwave Mobile application leverages mobile devices to a portable in-building tool for planning preliminary designs and collecting bui lding information during site surveys. Three i Bwave Mobile products are offered: The iBwave Mobile Note: provides the core features of collecting site survey data by m eans of dynamic notations that encompasses pictures, text, audio and video t ype media. The iBwave Mobile Planner: provides the advanced features of planning and deploying small cell designs, equipped with a portable d atabase of components. The iBwave Mobile Planner with Propagation module: A separate Propagation module is available for iBwave Mobile Planner that offers prediction and survey trace integration with external collection tools. Previously installed iBwave Mobile and iBwave Planner applications can be upgraded. However the iBwave Mobile Planner now has a new add-on Propagation module offered in this release. Note: This user guide documents the features in the iBwave Mobile Note, the iBwave Mobile Planner and

the Propagation module products.

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ACTIVATE i BW AVE MOB ILE

INTRODUCTION The iBwave Mobile in-building application enables you to: Stay connected with your peers and access project information while on the road Transform your mobile device into a tool for collecting building information during site surveys Add text, pictures, videos and audio notes directly onto your building floor plans Draw design markups of the floor plans to a djust and refine network design and coverage Geo-locate the building by GPS location coordinates Plan the deployment of small cells designs through a portable database of components Run coverage maps of the small cells designs to test coverage and throughput on the go Estimate the prediction of the physical environment to fast track project approval Share survey trace data within the project file with external collection tools Working with iBwave Mobile, your mobile data is leveraged when shared with the iBwave Server, that facilitates the delivery of mobile projects into iBwave Design. The three iBwave platforms, comprised of iBwave Design, iBwave Unity and iBwave Mobile supported by the iBwave Server, work in cohesion to increase productivity and encourage collaboration among teams with varying skillset with the effort to complete the projects on time and within budget.

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NETWORK DEPLOYMENT

NETWORK DEPLOYMENT The iBwave Server and the iBwave Cloud use two different network topologies to support the iBwave platforms within the network structure or outside the network firewalls. The following diagram shows data sharing across the three application platforms:

Typically the iBwave Mobile application con nects to iBwave Unity; the in-building management web server to exchange project data among teams. Remote users equipped with the iBwave Design application can connect to the i Bwave Unity platform to retrieve the mobile data collected in the field. The mobile data is then incorporated to the Design projects for further optimization and validation. T hrough iBwave Unity, the mobile data is saved a nd leveraged to further provide data analytics a nd reporting.

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There are two types of deployments for sharing mobile data across the iBwave platforms: iBwave Cloud, where mobile data is shared via the iBwave Cloud. Email notifications are sent to the project team where iBwave Design users can continue working on data received from the field. iBwave Server, where mobile data is shared via the iBwave Enterprise server. Changes to the mobile projects are saved to the server and later retrieved by iBwave Design users. In both deployments sending iBwave project files externally can be achieved via email. Email messages containing links to the uploaded project files are sent to the target recipients. For iBwave Cloud, if an account was created for your company you can request a free trial for your device; select Request accoun t when launching the iBwave Mobile application.

For other users, choose Log in or contact your administrator to obtain access to iBwave Cloud. You can also send an email to the iBwave Customer Care team to verify if an iBwave Cloud account was created.

For iBwave Unity Enterprise, if you would like to ob tain more information click here and one of the iBwave representatives will contact you shortly.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS BEFORE YOU BEGIN .................................................................................................................................... i INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................ ii NETWORK DEPLOYMENT.......................................................................................................................... iii HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE .......................................................................................................................... 1 CONFIGURE iBWAVE MOBILE ................................................................................................................... 2

ACTIVATE iBWAVE MOBILE ....................................................................................................................2 CONFIGURE ACCOUNT SETTINGS ........................................................................................................ 3 LAUNCH iB WAVE MOBILE.......................................................................................................................... 7 SET USER PREFERENCES ....................................................................................................................... 11 CREATE A PROJECT IN iB WAVE MOBILE ..............................................................................................13

OPEN A PROJECT FROM iBWAVE SERVER ........................................................................................ 13 VIEW BUILDINGS & PLANS ................................................................................................................ 15 WHAT COMES NEXT? ........................................................................................................................ 18 START A PROJECT IN iBWAVE MOBILE .............................................................................................. 19 ADD A LAYOUT PLAN (FLOOR) .........................................................................................................21 SCALE THE LAYOUT PLAN ................................................................................................................ 23 ADD A BUILDING .................................................................................................................................25 GEO-LOCATE A BUILDING ................................................................................................................. 25 WHAT COMES NEXT? ........................................................................................................................ 26 COLLECT SITE DATA ................................................................................................................................ 27

ADD PUSHPIN ANNOTATIONS TO A PLAN ..........................................................................................27 ADD ANNOTATIONS TO PROJECT LAYERS........................................................................................31

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VIEW ANNOTATIONS ............................................................................................................................. 32 VIEW ALL ANNOTATIONS .................................................................................................................. 33 VIEW PROJECT ANNOTATIONS AND PUSHPINS ............................................................................ 35 ANNOTATE SPEED TEST MEASUREMENTS .......................................................................................38 ANNOTATE BUILDING LOCATION ........................................................................................................40 DRAW FLOOR PLAN MARKUPS ............................................................................................................ 42 VIEW PLAN MARKUPS ........................................................................................................................... 45 EDIT SITE DATA ......................................................................................................................................... 47

EDIT PUSHPIN ANNOTATIONS ............................................................................................................. 47 CUSTOMIZE PUSHPIN ICONS ............................................................................................................... 50 ADD CUSTOM PUSHPIN ICON ON AN ANDROID DEVICE..............................................................50 ADD CUSTOM PUSHPIN ICON ON AN iOS DEVICE.........................................................................51 EDIT MARKUPS....................................................................................................................................... 52 MOVE A MARKUP TO ANOTHER LOCATION ................................................................................... 52 REMOVE A MARKUP FROM A PLAN ................................................................................................. 52 EDIT COMPONENTS............................................................................................................................... 54 EDIT COMPONENTS LOCATIONS ..................................................................................................... 54 EDIT COMPONENTS PROPERTIES................................................................................................... 55 EDIT PROJECTS ..................................................................................................................................... 56 EDIT PROJECT PROPERTIES ............................................................................................................ 56 EDIT LAYOUT PLANS ......................................................................................................................... 57 DELETING ................................................................................................................................................ 58 DELETE A PUSHPIN AND CONTAINED ANNOTATIONS ..................... ............................................ 58

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NETWORK DEPLOYMENT

DELETE AN ANNOTATION ................................................................................................................. 59 DELETE A BUILDING OR LAYOUT PLAN .......................................................................................... 60 DELETE A LOCAL PROJECT .............................................................................................................. 61 SAVE SITE SURVEY DATA TO iB WAVE SERVER .................................................................................. 62

SAVE PROJECT SURVEY DATA ............................................................................................................ 62 SAVE TO ANOTHER PROJECT ............................................................................................................. 64 WHAT COMES NEXT? ........................................................................................................................ 64 SMALL CELLS DESIGN I N iB WAVE PLANNER....................................................................................... 65

DEFINE A SMALL CELL PROJECT ........................................................................................................ 66 SET ENVIRONMENT TYPE ................................................................................................................. 67 SET TARGET RSSI .............................................................................................................................. 69 SET TARGET THROUGHPUT ............................................................................................................. 71 WORKING WITH SMALL CELL DESIGNS.............................................................................................. 73 CREATE A SMALL CELL PROJECT ................................................................................................... 73 EDIT AN EXISTING SMALL CELL DESIGN PROJECT ...................................................................... 75 SMALL CELL TOOLBAR ...................................................................................................................... 75 SET A FLOOR PLAN SCALE ............................................................................................................... 77 ABOUT RADIO TRANSCEIVERS............................................................................................................ 82 CONFIGURE RADIO TRANSCEIVER PROPERTIES ......................................................................... 82 SELECT RADIO TRANSCEIVERS FROM DATABASE ...................................................................... 84 ADD RADIO TRANSCEIVERS TO LAYOUT PLANS ..........................................................................87 NETWORK EQUIPMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS PARTS................................................................ 88 RUN ANTENNA CONTOURS .................................................................................................................. 90

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ENABLE THE PROPAGATION CONTOURS ...................................................................................... 90 ADJUST INTERFERENCE LEVELS ....................................................................................................92 ROUTE CABLES IN YOUR FLOOR PLANS ........................................................................................... 94 PROPAGATION MODULE ADD-ON TO iB WAVE PLANNER .................................................................. 96

RUN PREDICTION BASED ON ENVIRONMENT ZONES ...................................................................... 96 ADD ZONES ON LAYOUT PLANS ......................................................................................................96 RUN VPLE PREDICTION................................................................................................................... 100 EMBED SURVEY ROUTES ON FLOOR PLANS .................................................................................. 102 COLLECT RF-MEASUREMENTS USING FLOOR PLANS ............................................................... 103 EVALUATE PREDICTION WITH SURVEY ROUTE .......................................................................... 104 SHARE MOBIL E SURVEY DATA ACROSS PLATFORMS .....................................................................106

LOGIN TO iBWAVE DESIGN ................................................................................................................. 107 IMPORT MOBILE SURVEY DATA TO iBWAVE DESIGN ..................................................................... 107 CREATE A DESIGN PROJECT WITH MOBILE DATA ......................................................................... 110 SHARE THE PROJECT WITH iBWAVE UNITY .................................................................................... 110

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HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE This document includes features for the iBwave Mobile Note and the iBwave Mobile Planner products, including the Propagation module. It describes ho w to: Configure iBwave Mobile Launch iBwave Mobile Set application preferences Create a project Collect site data Save site data to iBwave Unity Design small cells (with iBwave Mobile Planner) Run Predictions and Add Survey Trace (with Propagation Module for Planner) Share Mobile site survey data across iBwave platforms

To obtain detailed procedures on options related to iBwave Mobile in: iBwave Unity :

Simply click the Help link in the upper-right corner of iBwave Unity or Click here to open the iBwave Unity Quick Start Guide iBwave Design:

Select Help > iBwav e Help in iBwave Design or In the iBwave Design main screen, press the [F1] k ey

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CONFIGURE iBWAVE MOBILE To start, you must activate your mobile application and then configure your account settings on your smartphone or tablet: Activate iBwave Mobile Configure Account Settings

ACTIVATE i BWAVE MOBILE To activate the iBwave Mobile application on your smartphone or tablet: 1.

2.

Do the following: •

Download the iBwave Mobile appli cation from the Apple App Store or Google Play.

•

Request an iBwave Cloud account . For detailed information, see page iv.

From your mobile device, open the iBwave application .


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3.

Tap LAUNCH to open iBwave Mobile.

4.

Next configure account settings and preferences.

CONFIGURE ACCOUNT SETTINGS After launching the iBwave Mobile you must configure account settings and user preferences. To configure your account in iBwave Mobile: 1.

After launching iBwave Mobile, tap to open Settings .


CONFIGURE ACCOUNT SETTINGS

2.

Enter the server and account information from the email you received:

Tap on the following: •

Url : Enter the web address, excluding the “http://” or the “https://” scheme, to access

iBwave server. For example: m ycompany.ibwavecloud.com

3.

•

User Name: Enter your username

•

Password : Enter your password

Enter your User Preferences : •

Length Unit : Enter your choice of the preferred units of measure. Choose between

meters (m ) or feet ( f ) to indicate metric or imperial s ystems •

Picture Resolution : Set the desired picture resolution level.


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•

Video Quality : Set the desired video quality level.

•

Prediction Resolution : (for iBwave Planner) Set the desired resolution level.

For information about setting user preferences see Set Preferences. Preferences. 4.

Tap Test in the upper-right corner to validate the information and activate your device. The Speed Test URL indicates the web address to T racert.org.

5.

If you installed iBwave Planner, you are prompted to select the license option to activate. Tap to select one of the following:

NOTE This is triggered only for the first time you attempt to activate your account.



6.

If your connection is established with the server, then a confirmation message is displayed, tap OK . NOTE To display the app information, tap the iBwave Mobile logo at the top of the screen.

7.

You are now ready to start gathering survey data with iBwave Mobile. To launch iBwave Mobile, see page 7. page 7. To open a project, see page 11. page 11.


LAUNCH iBWAVE MOBILE

LAUNCH iBWAVE MOBILE 1.

Open the iBwave application .

2.

The iBwave Mobile splash screen is displayed momentarily, it indicates the name of the installed application; iBwave Note or iBwave Planner:



3.

Tap LAUNCH to open iBwave Mobile.

4.

The local Projects list is displayed. This list contains all the projects that are stored on your device.


LAUNCH iBWAVE MOBILE

5.

Follow the list of options and tap the appropriate icons as shown in the following table:

IF YOU WANT TO…

THEN TAP…

List the projects on your device

Home

Create a project

Ad d a p ro jec t in the upper toolbar

Open a project saved on iBwave server

Open from server in the bottom toolbar

(page 13)



IF YOU WANT TO…

THEN TAP…

Save survey data to iBwave server

Save to server in the bottom toolbar

(page 62)

Settings in the bottom toolbar

Change iBwave Mobile settings

- (See page 2) Set preferences

- (See page 11)

Export iBwave Mobile project to .ibwc format

Export the Mobile project

NOTE Icons are enabled/disabled according to the appropriate selections and prerequisites.


SET USER PREFERENCES

SET USER PREFERENCES Set the default user preferences for unit of measure and image resolution properties. Set the resolution level to adjust the image q uality for pictures, videos and prediction (i Bwave Planner). Be aware that results may vary depending on the device model and specifications. To set your default preferences: 1. Open a project. 2.

Tap Settings .

3. In the User Preferences section tap Length Unit to select between metric and imperial measurement preferences. 4. Tap the Picture Resolution t o set the resolution level. 5. Set level to High , Medium , or Lo w .

The resolution level might appear different for each device depending on device specifications and make. 6. Tap Video Qualit y to set the quality level.



7. (For iBwave Planner) Tap Prediction Resolution to set the quality level: .


CREATE A PROJECT IN iBWAVE MOBILE

CREATE A PROJECT IN iB WAVE MOBILE To launch the design projects that you are required to work on, use one of the following methods: Open a project from iBwave server Start a project in iBwave Mobile

OPEN A PROJECT FROM iBWAVE SERVER When a project is saved in the iBwave Server, it becomes available to all iBwave Unity users with the required access rights. 1.

Launch iBwave Mobile (see page 7).

2.

On the bottom toolbar, tap Open from server .

3.

In the Projects list, tap a project name to open it. If this list is empty, you can start a project from scratch in iBwave Mobile. See Start a Project on page 19. or

If you want to filter this list: Tap Filter Projects .


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Enter the name of the projects you want to filter and tap Filter . For example, entering “cen” will list projects with words such as centennial and center.

To remove filtering: Display the Filter Projects screen and tap Clear . 4.

The mobile survey data available for this project is displayed. Select the most recent file, i.e. the first in the list. From this point on, you can continue working offline since the project is stored on your device.



NOTE If this project already exists on your device, a message appears to displa y it. Tap Replace to open the most recent version.

VIEW BUILDINGS & PLANS To view building plans: 1.

The Project main scr een is displayed. This screen includes: •

A Design Plan thumbnail

•

One or several Buildings

•

Layout Plans



2.

If this project was created with iBwave Design 6.2 or above, tap the DESIGN PLAN thumbnail.

NOTE If you are not able to view the Design Plan and the thumbnail isn’t empty, save this project with the most recent version of iBwave Design. See page 110. 3.

Zoom in on this plan. Tap Back to return to the Project main screen.

4.

Tap Properties in a Building row to display annotations added to this building.



5.

Tap an annotation line to display it.



6.

If there are several annotations, swipe to see them all. Tap Back twice to return to the Project main screen.

7.

To view layout plans, tap a Layout Plan name to display it.

8.

Layout plan components are made visible/invisible from the Layers panel. Tap the Layers button on the upper-right corner to change the visibility options and to set to visible, hidden or locked (in read-only).

9.

Tap Back to return to the Project main screen.

WHAT COMES NEXT? Collect site survey data with the use of pushpin annotations added to the project floor plans. See page 27.



START A PROJECT IN iBWAVE MOBILE You can create a new project in iBwave Mobile and add the site sur vey data, then upload it to the server. To start a new project in i Bwave Mobile: 1.

Launch iBwave Mobile. See page 7.

2.

If needed, tap Home to display the Local Projects list.

3.

In the Local Projects list, tap Add Pr oj ect .

For iBwave Planner, the new project and its default properties are displayed.


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(Certain parameters pertain to iBwave Planner). 4.

For iBwave Planner, tap the PROJECT NAME value to replace the default project name.

5.

Enter a new name and tap OK .

6.

If you installed iBwave Planner then you have the option of settings default values that are related to prediction: - Set the default Environment type - Set the preferred Prediction resolution (for iBwave Planner with Propagation module) - Set the Target RSSI and Throughput Click Done.



7.

The new project is created with the new in the title bar. The default Building 1 is also generated.

NOTE You can add multiple Layout Plans for a Building, see page 25 page 25 8.

If you want to change the default building name, see page 56. page 56. Your next step consists of adding floors to this building.

ADD A L AYOUT PLAN (FL OOR) Since there are no Layout Plans for the new project, taking a photo of the emergency floor plan can be one way of representing the floor plan. Simpl y use your smartphone or tablet camera to take a picture of the floor layout plan or the emergency floor plan, normally located near a the building elevator. This should suffice for you to add building information on the plans. To add layout plans to the building floors: 1.

If needed, tap Back to display the Project main screen of the new project name, or select another project.

2.

Tap Ad d L ayo ut Plan next to the Building name.

3.

Tap on one of these options to add this Layout Plan:



•

Take Pictur Pictur e: Use the phone camera to take a photo. If your device is equipped with a

flash, you can turn it on/off or use the automatic mode. You can Rotate the picture. Tap Use to add Floor 1 with the picture taken. To retake the picture, tap Retake to replace it with a better one.

•

Select Select Pictur e: If a layout plan photo is stored on your device, then select it for this floor.

•

Draw Image: Make a sketch of the layout plan directly on your smartphone in order to

draw a rough layout of the floor plan using a selection of colors and lines. Tap Done and Back to add Floor 1. 4.

A Floor 1 is added to the building. If you want to change this name, refer to page 57. page 57.

5.

Repeat the above steps to add more floors.

NOTE Once an image is added to a Layout Plan, this image can no longer be edited.



SCALE THE LAYOUT PLAN Set the layout plan scale with the Ruler tool:

Set the scale on your layout plan by one the following methods: •

Ruler measurement

•

GPS coordinates

For imported layout plans with scaled la youts, the imported scale is used and therefore there’s no need to scale them in the Mobile application. Layout scale by ruler measurements

To set the scale by ruler measurements: 1. Tap to select the Ruler tool and then tap on a location on your layout plan to place it. Alternatively, when selecting a place on the layout plan tap-and-hold to set the ruler length and orientation as in step 3. 2.

Tap on the ruler endpoints to edit the scale measurements, its length and orientation.

3.

Edit the settings and tap OK when done. Note: When adding another ruler, the same scale is automatically used.



4. To move the ruler around the plan, long-tap the plotted ruler until it is selected and drag it to another location on the layout plan. 5. To clear the layout scale, tap to select the Properties icon and tap Clear to clear the scale measurements from all rulers. This clears all scales so that new rulers are reset with undefined scales once added. Layout scale by GPS coordinates

To set layout scale by retrieved geo-located GPS coordinates: 1. Tap to select the Ruler tool and then tap to place it on a location on your layout plan. 2. To retrieve the GPS coordinates, tap on the ruler endpoints then tap to select one of the following:

3.

•

Get GPS; to automatically retrieve the GPS of your current location

•

Tap OK when done.

4. When GPS coordinates are obtained and defined on the ruler, you can apply them on the scale. To do so tap Set Scale From GPS. 5. The following options are displayed and selected, as remembered from your last selection:

6.

•

Set s cale with GPS coord inates; to set the scale based on GPS coordinates

•

Set r eference point s in iBw ave Design ; to enable reference points value for import

•

Set angle i n iB wave Design to enable angle value for import

Tap OK .



ADD A B UILDING To add a building: 1.

From the Project main screen, tap ADD B UILDING.

2.

Building 2 is added to the Project main screen.

To change this name, tap Properties on the building line.

3.

Create floor plans by tapping Add L ayo ut Plan .

GEO-LOCATE A BUILDING A Building reference point is added to the layout plans. You can set the building GPS location that applies to all layout plans. To Geo-Locate a building: 1. In a layout plan, tap the building reference point.



The GPS coordinates are displayed.

2. Enter the coordinates using the integrated keypad. 3. To get automatic GPS coordinates from the phone’s built in GPS tool, tap Get GPS Coordinates . 4. Click Done.

WHAT COMES NEXT? You can now collect survey data b y adding pushpins, annotations and markups to your plans. See page 27.


COLLECT SITE DATA

COLLECT SITE DATA Collect onsite data about the deployed e nvironment of your project. Add and/or edit site survey data to the project’s building and floor plans using the following methods: Add pushpins Add annotations to project layers View all annotations Perform a speed test Annotate building geo location Draw floor plan markups

ADD PUSHPIN ANNOTATIONS TO A PLAN Pushpins are used to identify equipment rooms, c andidate antenna locations, power plugs, and other elements of the floor plans. T hey are normally pinned to locations on the floor plans and contain photos, videos, audio, or text content that describe specifics about the surroundings. To add pushpin annotations: 1.

In the Project main screen, i.e. where building and plan names are shown, tap the Design Plan thumbnail or a Layout Plan name.

If you can’t view the Design Plan, save this project with the most recent version of iBwave Design. See page 110.


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2.

Double-tap on specific location on the floor plan where you want to add a pushpin.

3.

The pushpin launches the camera mode. Use the camera to take one or several pictures of the surroundings, to be saved in the pushpin container.


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If your device is equipped with a flash, you can turn it on/off or use the automatic mode.

4.

To choose a picture stored on your device: Tap Photos in the bottom toolbar. Highlighted in red when selected.

To associate this pushpin with audio, video and/or text notes: Swipe to change the current mode. or

Use the VIDEO, AUDIO or TEXT icon in the bottom toolbar.

When using annotating text, tap on TEXT to save it and then tap Back to exit.


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5.

To finish, tap Back .

The pushpin is displayed on the specific location on the plan.


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ADD ANNOTATIONS TO PROJECT LAYERS Annotations are added to projects without any pushpins – visually located annotations on floor plans. They are assigned to project, building, or floor plan layers and are discretely contained within their respective properties. To add annotations to project la yers: 1. Tap the Properties icon for one of the following: •

For projects, tap Properties next to the Design Plan thumbnail.

•

For buildings, tap Properties next to the Building name.

•

For floor plans, tap a Layout Plan name, then tap Properties.


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2.

Tap ADD A NNOTATION.

3. The camera mode is automatically enabled, if you wish to take new photos using your device. Take one or several photos. If your device is equipped with a flash, you can turn it on/off or use the automatic mode. 4. To choose a picture, tap Photos in the bottom toolbar.

6.

To associate this annotation with audio, video and/or text notes: Swipe to change mode. or

Use the VIDEO, AUDIO or TEXT icon in the bottom toolbar.

When using annotating text, tap on TEXT to s ave it and then tap Back to exit.

5. To finish, tap Back .

VIEW ANNOTATIONS You have the option to scroll through all your annotations, or to view them within the scope of their associated project layer.


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VIEW ALL ANNOTATIONS Quickly scroll through all the annotations added to the project, regardless of what project layer they were added to. To view all annotations: 1.

In the Project main screen, tap VIEW NOTES.

2.

Swipe to scroll through the different annotations of a project. Notice the title, it indicates where this annotation was created, i.e. Project or Building -> Plan -> Pin.

3.

To draw on an annotation picture, or modify a text annotation, select an annotation and tap Edit to add markups.


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4.

To make changes to the default color and the line width: - Tap COLOR and select the desired color - Tap PEN WIDTH and select the width


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5.

Make your markups on the annotation.

6.

To finish, tap Done.

7.

Tap Back to return to the Project main screen.

VIEW PROJECT ANNOTATIONS AND PUSHPINS To view specific annotations added at the project, the building or the plan layer: 1. Tap the Properties icon for one of the following:

•

Project: Tap Properties next to the Design Plan thumbnail

•

Building: Tap Properties next to the Building name

•

Layout Plan: Tap a Layout Plan name, then tap Properties


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•

Pushpin: Tap a pushpin and then tap again to expand its details.

2. In Properties, tap to select an annotation from the list in ANNOTATIONS.


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3. Select an annotation and swipe to scroll through the next ones. 4. If you want to draw on a picture or modify a text annotation: Tap Edit and make the required changes. To finish, tap on Done.

5.

Tap Back to return to Properties.

Where can you see these annotation s in iBwave Design?

Display Project Properties and click View Annotations Display Building Properties and click View Annotations Display Layout Plan Properties and click View Annotations Right-click on a pushpin and select Show Properties


ANNOTATE SPEED TEST MEASUREM ENTS

ANNOTATE SPEED TEST MEASUREMENTS The speed test displays a bandwidth meter that measures the transfer rate of your internet connection. You may want to record this measurement using a text annotation on your plan. To perform a speed test: 1.

On a selected plan, tap a pushpin and then tap again to expand its details.

2.

In Pushpin Properties, tap Speed test located in the top right-hand corner.


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3.

Scroll to the bottom of the page, and tap Start the speed test .

4.

Note the bandwidth reading. Tap Done and then Back to return to Pushpin Properties.

5.

Tap ADD A NNOTATION and enter this value in a text annotation. For more details, see page 47.


ANNOTA TE BUILDING LOCATION

ANNOTATE BUILDING LOCATION Retrieve the building’s geo location and record the coordinates in a pushpin annotation on your plan. 1.

Display the plan on which you want to add a pushpin annotation.

2.

Tap any pushpin and then tap again to expand its details.

3.

To update coordinates to your current location, in Pushpin Properties, tap Get GPS. NOTE If Location Services and/or the iBwave location service is disabled, then location cannot be determined. In the General Settings of your device, go to Privacy > Location Services and enable these services. or

Tap the coordinates line to enter the values manually.

4.

Use the keypad to enter the coordinates and tap Next to move to the next field. Tap Done when completed.


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5.

Tap OK . The coordinates are updated.

6.

Tap Back to return to Properties .


DRAW FLOOR PLAN MARKUPS

DRAW FLOOR PLAN MARKUPS Draw markups directly on a project’s floor design. These markups might pertain to potential cable routes, location of electrical outlets, or adjustments to the floor plans noted in comparison with the actual deployed environment. To draw markups on a floor plan: 1. In the Project main screen, tap the Design Plan thumbnail or a Layout Plan name to display it. 2. Tap Layers in the upper-right hand corner.

A list of layers is displayed. By default the Markup layer is enabled. 3.

In the Layers list, certain layers are locked, disabled or enabled. If needed tap on MARKUP to unlock it and to enable it. In general, tap on a la yer name to set it to visible, hidden or locked (read-only mode).

(The Zone and Prediction layers are only available with the Mobile Planner license).


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4.

To select the markup color, tap the COLOR icon to display the full color palette and then tap to select one of the colors.

.

5. Tap on the PEN WIDTH icon to select the line width. A choice of 5 line widths is available, select one.


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6.

Tap the PEN icon to enable edit and start drawing the markups on the layout plan.

As you plot your lines on the plan, each line stroke you make defines a new markup object that you can later select, edit or delete individually.


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7. When completed, tap the PEN icon to exit the Markup mode.

VIEW PLAN MARKUPS To view your markups, select the objects in the markup layer: 1. In the Project main screen, tap the Design Plan thumbnail or a Layout Plan name to display it. 8. If needed, enable MARKUP in the Layers list.

2. Single-tap the line object on the plan that you want to edit. 3.

The selected object is displayed with its reference name.


VIEW PLAN MARKUPS

4. Single-tap on another line object to see its reference name. NOTE: In order to edit a markup, you m ust remove it and plot it again.


EDIT SITE DATA

EDIT SITE DATA Edit the site data you collected f rom the site visit. You can edit the following entities: Pushpin annotations Markups Components location Components properties Project or building details Layout Plan details

EDIT PUSHPIN ANNOTATIONS Editing pushpin annotations: 1.

To move a pushpin on a plan: Touch and hold the pushpin. Move it to the desired location.

2.

To display or edit a pushpin: Tap this pushpin and then tap again to expand it details.


EDIT PUSHPIN ANNOTATIONS

3.

To edit the pushpin name: In Pushpin Properties, tap this name (default name is Pin…). Change the name and tap OK .


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4.

To select another pushpin image: Tap the pushpin icon in the Pushpin Properties

This displays the list of icons. Tap to select another icon and tap Back .

The new icon is now displayed in the properties and on the layout plan. You have the ability to add custom pushpin icons.


CUSTOMIZE PUSHPIN ICONS

CUSTOMIZE PUSHPIN ICONS A selection of application-defined pushpin icons are available, however users can still create their own customized icons based on standard formatting requirements. The new icons must be: •

saved in .png format

•

48 X 48 pixels in size

Create and format your custom pushpin icons accordingly and then add them as described, to your Android or iOS device.

ADD CUSTOM PUSHPIN ICON ON AN ANDROID DEVICE To add a custom pushpin icon using an Android device: 1. If the icon image is on your computer then connect the Android device to your computer to retrieve it. 2. Move the .png image to > iBw ave_Mobile device folder.


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3. The new icon is added to the list of icons. When editing your plan, select the custom icon from Project Icons to add it or to replace an existing one.

ADD CUSTOM PUSHPIN ICON ON AN iOS DEVICE To add a custom icon using an iOS device: 1. Open your iTunes application and connect the iOS device to your computer, then select the Ap ps menu.

2. In File Sharing select iBwave under Ap ps . 3. Drag and drop your .png file inside the iBwave Documents folder. 4.

Tap Sync to synchronize the files.

5.

Disconnect the iOS device.

6.

In your Mobile application the new custom pushpin icon is added to your list of icons.


EDIT MARKUPS

EDIT MARKUPS To edit markups, you can view the markup objects, move them to another location, or remove them from the plan.

MOVE A MARKUP TO ANOTHER LOCATION To move markups to a different location on a plan: 1. In the Project main screen, tap the Design Plan thumbnail or a Layout Plan name to display it. 2. Tap the Layers icon in the upper-right corner. 9.

In the Layers list, tap MARKUP to unlock it.

3.

Long-tap the line object on the plan until the object is highlighted then move the object to another location on your plan.

REMOVE A MARKUP FROM A PLAN To remove a markup object: 1. In the Project main screen, tap the Design Plan thumbnail or a Layout Plan name to display it. 2. Tap the Layers icon in the upper-right corner. 3.

In the Layers list, tap MARKUP to unlock it.

4.

Single-tap the line object on the plan that you want to edit. The selected object is displayed with its reference name.


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5.

Tap the X in the object reference name to delete it.

6. The object is removed from the layout plan.


EDIT COMPONENTS

EDIT COMPONENTS EDIT COMPONENTS LOCATIONS Editing components on floor plans: 1. To move a component on a layout plan, tap and hold the component, then move it to the desired location. 2. To change a cable route, tap and hold a cable point (represented as white squares on a cable), then move it to the desired location.

3. To add a cable point, tap twice on a cable where you want to insert the new cable point.


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EDIT COMPONENTS PROPERTIES To edit a component’s properties: 1. Tap a component to view more information about it as well as be able to edit some properties. For example, the Height, a cable measured Length or a directional antenna Azi mut h .

2. Edit the selected property value.


EDIT PROJECTS

EDIT PROJECTS EDIT PROJECT PROPERTIES To edit a project or a building properties and annotations: 1.

In the Project main screen, tap Properties next to the Design Plan thumbnail or a Building name.

2.

To edit the name: In Project or Building Properties, tap the Properties icon in BUILDING NAME. Change the name and tap OK .

3.

To draw on a picture or modify a text annotation: Display the corresponding annotation, tap Edit and make the required changes. Tap Done and Back to finish. NOTE: You can also swipe to view other annotations for this Project or Building.


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EDIT LAYOUT PLANS To edit layout plan properties and annotations: 1.

Display a Layout Plan.

2.

Tap Properties .

To edit the name Tap the properties icon in L AYOUT PLAN NAME

Change the name and tap OK . 3.

To draw on a picture or modify a text annotation: Display the corresponding annotation. Tap Edit and make the required changes. Tap Done and Back to finish.

NOTE: You can also swipe to view other annotations for this Layout Plan.


DELETING

DELETING You can delete: Pushpins Annotations Markups Buildings or layout plans Local Projects

DELETE A PUSHPIN AND CONTAINED ANNOTA TIONS To delete a pushpin and its contained annotations: 1.

On a plan, tap the pushpin you want to delete.

NOTE This also removes all annotations attached to it.

2.

Tap Delete and confirm.


EDIT SITE DATA

DELETE AN ANNOTATION You can delete annotations added at d ifferent levels: Project Properties Building Properties Layout Plan Properties Pushpin Properties To delete an annotation: 1.

In the Annotations list, swipe the annotation you want to delete.

2.

Tap Delete and confirm. (Swipe twice to cancel the deletion.)


DELETING

DELETE A BUILDING OR LAYOUT PLAN To delete a building or a layout plan: 1.

In the Project main screen, swipe the Building or Layout Plan you want to delete.

NOTE This also removes all plans and annotations attached to it.

2.



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DELETE A LOCAL PROJECT To delete a project stored locally on the mobile device: 1.

To display the local Projects list, i.e. those stored on your device, tap Home.

2.

Swipe the project you want to delete.

3.


NOTE Once deleted from your device, you can al ways retrieve the latest version of a proj ect saved on Unity by tapping Open from server (for details, see page 13).


SAVE PROJECT SURVEY DATA

SAVE SITE SURVEY DATA TO iBWAVE SERVER When the site survey is com pleted, save your data to the iBwave Unity server in order to share it with the rest of the iBwave platforms. The iBwave Unity platform acts as a portal that seamlessly manages the exchange of project data across the iBwave products. Note: Alternatively you can send your mobile d ata by email to individuals who do not use the iBwave

Unity hub. The following topics are covered in this section: Save project survey data Save to another project On save and upload, email notifications are automatically sent out to individuals assigned to the pertaining project, alerting them that updates were received from iBwave Mobile.

SAVE PROJECT SURVEY DATA To save your survey data to the server: 1.

To save survey data collected in iBwave Mobile to a project, tap Save to server .

2.

Optionally, you can type a comment to document changes made to this project. You can also choose to send by email to colleagues and partners. When this option is selected, after you tap Done, the project is automatically posted on the server and an email template is created with a link to download the file.


SAVE SITE SURVEY DATA TO i BWAVE SERVER

NOTE If this is the first time this Mobile survey data is saved to server, the Server Projects list is displayed. Tap the project name to which you want to attach this survey data or choose Create New Proj ect . If you create a new project, you will be able to enter a project name as

well as choose the folder to save the project into. 3.

Once the project is uploaded, a confirmation message is displayed, tap OK .

NOTE The person assigned to this project is notified by email with information about the availability of new Mobile data. For more details on this, please refer to the iBwave Unit y Online Help and search for “Get Notified”. Through iBwave Unity server, the site data is saved on the server for data exchange. The project data is leveraged to further provide data a nalytics and reporting.


SAVE TO ANOTHER PROJECT

SAVE TO ANOTHER PROJECT To save your survey data to another Unity project: 1.

To save Mobile survey data to another project, long-press Save to server .

2.

Tap Save as .

3.

In the Projects list, tap the project name to which you want to a ttach this data.

4.

Optionally, type a comment to document changes made to this project and tap Done.

NOTE If this project already exists on your device, tap Replace to update it.

WHAT COMES NEXT? You can now import collected survey data into this project: see page 92.


SMALL CELL S DESIGN IN iBW AVE PLANNER

Disclaimer: This section describes the features that are exclusively offered with the iBwave Mobile Planner product. A separ ate section is designated to the Mobile Propagation module, available for iBwave Mobile Planner licenses.

SMALL CELLS DESIGN IN iBWAVE PLANNER Note: Skip this section if you are only using the iBwave Mobile Note product or if you are using an iOS

device. iBwave Mobile Planner is only supported f or Android devices. Small cells deployment can be designed and documented during a site visit using the iBwave Mobile Planner. With this product, onsite field technicians are equipped with the tools to plan small cells designs on building and floor layouts, run coverage maps from generated antenna contours with selected bands, and route the network equipment readily available from the database of components. A first site visit c an yield a completed small cell design with exact equipment models and accurate co verage assessments, delivering it to RF engineers who in turn can refine and optimize it using iBwave Design. An initial design is produced with the accuracy of closely comparing the documented project to the physical environment, fast-forwards the process of approval and implementation and ultimately saves tim e and reduces overall costs otherwise accrued by multiple visits.


DEFINE A SMALL CELL PROJECT

DEFINE A SMALL CELL PROJECT To create a small cell project and define its properties: 1. When launching the iBwave Mobile application, the iBwave Mobile Planner splash screen appears momentarily.

2. Tap to launch iBwave Mobile. 3. To open a project, tap a project name. 4. To create new project, tap the Add Pr oj ect icon and enter a project name then tap OK . 5.

Tap the project properties tap to configure the properties for the small cell design.



In the Project Properties define the small cell related properties: •

Set environment type

•

Set target RSSI

•

Set target Throughput

These properties are part of the propagation model. W hen creating a new project in iBwave Mobile, the Environment type and the Target RSSI values are set on creation.

SET ENVIRONMENT TYPE The environment types are configured with the appropriate exponents that determine the size of the contours. To set the environment type for your project: 1.

In the Propagation Model section, the default Environment type name and its brief description is displayed.



2. Tap the Environment type value to change it and to select another type from the list of available environment types, when needed. 3.

Tap to select the required Environment type from the displayed list.

4. Make sure that the selected environment type best describes the surrounding area as this has a direct impact on the accuracy of the prediction contours. 5. Tap to set Prediction resolution, if applicable.



6. Select a preferred resolution and tap OK .

SET TARGET RSSI Enable RSSI contours and set target RSSI value per frequency band. To set the target RSSI value: 1. In the Target section, tap to select one of the coverage types:

Throughput

RSSI

•

•

2.

Tap RSSI in TARGET to display the frequency bands. To change the target RSSI for a specific frequency, tap to change the default setting and tap OK to save it.



3. In Advan ced mode, tap the Target RSSI value for the selected frequency band to change it, when needed. 4. In Basic mode, specify the target RSSI value that o verrides all.

5.

Tap OK when done.

6.

Tap BACK to exit the Project properties page.



SET TARGET THROUGHPUT The target Throughput sets the radius of the m easured throughput contours. Target throughput is supported for LTE and HSPA technologies only. To set the target throughput value: 1. For an existing project select a project and tap the Edit icon to edit the proj ect properties. 2. In the Propagation Model section, tap Coverage to select one of the coverage types:

Throughput

RSSI

•

•

3. Select Throughput .

4. To change the Throughput per technology, tap the value for the specific technology.



5.

Tap to select the appropriate value from the bit rate options displayed.

6. To change the cell load, select the percentage value in Cell load . 7.

Tap Back when done.

The contour measurement will be calculated based on bit rates and cell load values for each technology used.



WORKING WITH SMALL CELL DESIGNS Small cell design is supported for Android and iOS devices. When working onsite with small cells design projects, do one of the following: •

Create small cell designs: to create an initial small cell design

•

Edit small cell designs: to edit a small cell design in an existing project

The following sections take you through the steps of placing your small cell components on a layout plan, running the prediction contours and routing the cabl es to complete the design.

CREATE A SMALL CELL PROJECT Create an initial small cells design by setting a scale for the floor plan, dropping small cells equipment from the portable database of components and running coverage po wer or throughputs based on the type of deployed environment. To create a small cells design: 1. Open a project. 2. Do one of the following:

3.

•

Tap to select an existing layout plan.

•

Tap in the new layout plan icon to create a new layout plan.

If you are creating a new layout plan, tap to select one of the following methods: •

Take a pictur e, to take a picture from a printed layout plan schema, with the built-in

device camera •

Select a pictur e, to select a previously saved picture from the device’s picture gallery


WORKING WITH SMALL CELL DESIGNS

•

Draw Image, to draw a sketch of the layout plan using the iBwave Mobile editing tools

4. The new layout plan is defined with a default caption, for example: Floor 1. The layout plan is created based on the selected image.

5. Tap the layout plan name in the project to rename it, if needed.



EDIT AN EXISTING SMALL CELL DESIGN PROJECT Once projects are imported from iBwave Design, Mobile users have the ability to make changes to an existing small cell projects. To edit an existing small cell design project: 1. Open an existing design project that includes a small cell design to edit it. 2. Select a layout plan in an existing project.

SMALL CELL TOOLBAR A vertical toolbar is provided in the layout plan to facilitate small cell design. It is equipped with the following tools:

Ruler (un selected)

Contours (un selected)

Small Cell or Radio Transceiver

(un selected)

Network Equipment (un

selected)

Miscellaneous (un selected)



Technology (un selected)

Throughput (un selected)

To view the toolbar make sure that the pertaining layers are checked in Layers (Zones and Prediction pertain to the Propagation module).

In the layout plan tap the Layers icon next to the flo or name, to enable the required la yers then tap Done.



SET A FLOOR PLAN SCALE Use the Ruler tool to set the scale measurement for a floor plan. There are 2 options to set floor plan scale by: •

Ruler measurement

•

GPS coordinates

If the Design project you are editing includes scaled layouts, then the current scale is used.

Layout scale by ruler measurements

To set the floor scale b y ruler measurements: 1. Open a layout plan. 2. If the layout plan is not scaled, tap to select the Ruler tool and then tap to place it on a location on your layout plan. This automatically places a default scale.



Alternatively, tap to select the Ruler tool and then tap-and-hold on a location on your layout plan to immediately set the ruler length.

3. Tap on the ruler end-points to select the scale measurements, its length and orientation. Note: When adding another ruler, the same scale is automatically used. 4. Do one of the following options to edit the layout scale: •

To make changes to the scale measurements, tap on the plotted ruler and then tap on the identifier to edit it.



•

To move the ruler around the plan, long-tap the plotted ruler until it is selected, then drag it to another location on the layout plan.

5. To clear the layout scale, tap to select the Properties icon and tap Clear to clear the scale measurements from all rulers.



This clears all scales so that new rulers yield undefined scales once added.

Layout scale by derived GPS coordinates

To set the floor scale b y GPS geo location: You have the option of setting the b uilding GPS coordinates on the ruler definition. 1. To define the building GPS coordinates, tap on the ruler endpoints then tap to select one of the following:

2.

•

Get GPS; to automatically retrieve the GPS of your current location

•

Tap OK when done.



3. When GPS coordinates are set, you then have the option of applying them to calculate the floor scale. To do so tap Set Scale From GPS. 4. The following options are displayed and selected, as remembered from your last selection:

5.

•

Set s cale with GPS coordi nates, to set the scale based on GPS coordinates

•

Set reference points in iB wave Design , to enable reference points value for import

•

Set angle in iBwave Design , to enable angle value for import

Tap OK .


AB OUT RADIO TRANSCEIVERS

ABOUT RADIO TRANSCEIVERS Radio Transceivers modeled with Cellular and Wi-Fi technologies, are used to design small cell projects. The Mobile portable database of components is equipped with radio transceiver components necessary to define the small cell equipment on your floor plans. To add radio transceivers, do one of the following: •

Configure radio transceiver properties

•

Select a radio transceiver from the portable database

CONFIGURE RADIO TRANSCEIVER PROPERTIES Note: The last radio transceiver model used in a previous design project is remembered and selected by

default. You may use it as configured, change its properties, or select another model. To configure a radio transceiver model with the required properties: 1. In a layout plan, tap to select the Radio Transceiver tool in the vertical toolbar. 2. The radio transceiver configuration settings page opens, with a radio transceiver model that was last selected. The following options can be edited in the Properties tab: •

Height

•

Azimuth; only on directional small cells

•

Mt. Orientation; only on directional small cells

•

Down tilt

All other properties are read-only.



3.

Scroll through the properties to view and to edit.

4.

Tap the Frequencies tab to set the Output power and the Antenna gain values. All other frequency configurations are read-only.



5. Select a property for the selected frequency and edit its value. Click Done in the keypad and then OK to confirm the input. The following example sets the Output power value to 13dBm:

6. Tap the SELECT button to save your changes and to select the model.

SELECT RADIO TRANSCEIVERS FROM DATABASE To select a radio transceiver from the Mobile portable database: 1. If you are in the Properties page, tap BACK to move up one configuration level, otherwise, in the layout plan tap the Radio Transceiver icon. If the default radio transceiver is a small cell type, then the database is filtered to display the small cell models only. Otherwise the Wi-Fi models are filtered.



2.

To select a model from the selected type, scroll down the filtered list and tap SELECT to place it on the layout plan.

3. To change the radio transceiver type, tap BACK to move up one configuration level in order to select a different type.



4.

The Radio Transceiver types are displayed with the total number of components for each. Tap to select a type.

The database is filtered with the radio transceiver model based on the selected t ype. The following example shows the Wi-Fi models:



5. Tap to select one of the Wi-Fi models displayed in the filtered list as shown above. 6.

The Properties page opens to configure its properties, when needed select to configure radio transceiver properties or click SELECT to place it on the plan.

ADD RADIO TRANSCEIVERS TO LAYOUT PLA NS To add selected radio transceiver models on your layout plan: 1.

When the radio transceiver model is selected from the database of components, tap on a location in your layout plan to plot it.

2. Repeat as often as required to plot the same radio transceiver on several locations on the plan, according to the design requirements. 3. Select other radio transceiver parts from the database and plot on the layout plan, as needed.



The radio transceiver pictograms are shown on the floor plans. Network Equipment and Miscellaneous parts can be selected from the portable database of components to accompany the radio transceivers in the network design.

NETWORK EQUIPMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS PARTS Network equipment and miscellaneous parts are managed in the portable database and are to be selected as part of the network design, plotted on your floor plans. To add network equipment and miscellaneous parts on your layout plans: 1. To add a network equipment part, tap the Network Equipment tool in the toolbar. The last used part is displayed. 2.

If a part is selected, tap Back to view the list of parts in the portable database.

3. Tap to select a part and can configure some of its properties if needed, then tap SELECT.



4.

On the layout plans plot the selected part.

5.

To add a miscellaneous part, tap the Miscellaneous tool in the toolbar.


RUN ANTENNA CONTOURS

6.

Plot the Miscellaneous part on the layout plan.

In the example above the floor la yout is plotted with both small cells, network equipment and miscellaneous parts pictograms.

RUN ANTENNA CONTOURS Display the antenna contours on your la yout plan for the purpose of running a preliminary prediction. With these results you are able to evaluate your design and m ake the necessary adjustments where needed. Based on the selected environment type that contributes to the prediction accuracy and the size of the contour, make sure that the precise environment type reflects the appropriate exponents. View the Propagation Model properties to verify the appropriate environment type selection.

ENABLE THE PROPAGATION CONTOURS In the layout plan, show the prediction contours of your design layout. Note: The layout plan must be scaled before running contours.



To run contours per configured coverage type and target values: 1. In the layout plan, tap the contours tool in the vertical toolbar to enable it. 2. Select the contour type.

3. All bands are selected by default. To select specific bands, tap to deselect the band frequencies and keep those that you want to run a prediction for. 4. Prediction measurements are automatically calculated and the propagation contours are instantly displayed on the layout plan, per configured contour type and target values.


RUN ANTENNA CONTOURS

5. Contours are plotted by order of frequency, separated by a border to indicate each frequency. This provides an approximate coverage as evaluated by the antenna contours. 6. To move radio transceivers around the plan for the purpose of optimizing coverage span, tap on a radio transceiver part and move it around. 7. If needed tap to adjust the interference levels. 8. To remove a plotted part from the layout plan, tap to select it and tap Delete from the properties page.

ADJUST INTERFERENCE LEVELS To factor in the interference levels and run contour measurements accordingly: 1. Tap to select the radio transceiver device on the floor plan. 2. Tap to select Frequencies.



3. Scroll down to the Interference level property and select it.

4. Do one of the following: •

Enter the interference value manually with the integrated keypad.

•

Tap the phone icon to obtain the interference measurement as provided by your device.


ROUTE CABLES IN YOUR FLOOR PLANS

5.

Tap OK .

6. Run the prediction contours again to compare the impact of the adjustment on the prediction measurements. 7. The contours are visibly adjusted with the changes you make to optimize the coverage in your design.

ROUTE CABLES IN YOUR FLOOR PLANS Cables are not modeled in the portable database but can be routed on the floor plans by drafting them using the markup layer. To route cables on your plans: 1. Tap the Layers icon. 2. The Pushpins and Components are checked, tap to select the Markup layer then tap Done.



3. Use the drawing tool in the markup layer to mark the location of the equipment room and to draw the route of cables and loc ation of POI switches on your plan. Note that the Network Equipment and Miscellaneous parts are selected from the Mobile database of components.


RUN PREDICTION BASED ON ENVIRONMENT ZONES

PROPAGATION MODULE ADD-ON TO iBWAVE PLANNER The Propagation module is only avail able for iBwave Planner licenses. The Propagation module includes the following features: Prediction with Variable Path Loss Exponent (VPLE) Integration to collection tools The Propagation module empowers field technicians with the ability to run quick design predictions onsite. Technicians have the ability to speed up the approval process and to provide quick estimates for cost and project needs, remotely from the project site.

RUN PREDICTION BASED ON ENVIRONMENT ZONES The Propagation module leverages the pre-defined environment types b y applying them to zones allocated appropriately on floor plans. The VPLE prediction method runs based on the allocated environment zones, as this requires no wall modeling of the floor area currently under evaluation. The prediction calculations are instantly plotted on the floor plans with the accompanying m etrics.

ADD ZONES ON LAYOUT PLANS Add zones on the floor plans by drawing polygons and assigning a RF-environment types, that depicts the physical environment. To add zones on layout plans: 1.

Tap the Zone icon to enable it.


PROPAGATION MODULE ADD-ON TO iBWAVE PLANNER

2.

Tap on locations on the floor plans that define the perimeters of an area, in order to form a polygon.

3. When defined double-tap to complete the polygon, or tap the Zone icon again.



4.

The Environment Type list is displayed, select the appropriate environment type that describes the zoned location on the f loor plan.

5. If you wish to edit the zone, do one of the following: •

Long tap the polygon to move it around the floor plan

•

Tap the polygon once to adjust the environment type



Edit the environment type and Select another type

6.

To replace the polygon, simply tap the polygon and X to delete and confirm.



7.

Create another zone to replace it.

RUN VPLE PREDICTION Using the assigned environment zones, run the VPLE prediction on the current floor plan. To run VPLE prediction on floor plans: 1. Select a floor plan. 2. Allocate areas and assign the appropriate environment types.



3. Tap Technology and select the desired technology.


EMBED SURVEY ROUTES ON FLOOR PLA NS

4. Tap the Prediction icon to run the VPLE prediction based on the environment types.

EMBED SURVEY ROUTES ON FLOOR PLANS RF Measurements and survey routes are embedded on floor p lans, when using the following supported external collection tools: •

MobileCEM

•

ASCOM (available Dec. 2014)

•

JDSU (available Dec. 2014)

Survey trace is loaded to the Mobile project by means of iBwave Design, using Export Collection Data, or an integrated external tool, for example MobileCEM.



COLLECT RF-MEASUREMENTS USING FLOOR PLANS To collect survey points directly on the Mobile project: 1. Share the Mobile project with the collection tool running on the same device. Tap the Share button:

2. Collect RF measurements on the imported floor plans. 3. Once the measurements are completed and the user clicks on the appropriate button on the collection tool application, iBwave Mobile automatically opens the main project file. 4. Tap to select the list of measurements to import into the iBwave project and then OK .

5. Tap to select the Technology icon.


EMBED SURVEY ROUTES ON FLOOR PLA NS

6. Select the appropriate technology. 7. The survey trace is displayed, the Survey icon is enabled.

EVALUATE PREDICTION WITH SURVEY ROUTE To run predictions on the collected survey points, collected with the embedded floor plans: 1. Select the required technology. Tap to select the Technology icon.

2. Tap the Prediction icon to run the prediction for the RF measurements and the survey route on the embedded floor plans.



The Legend icon is automatically enabled to display the legend horizontally on the floor plans.


EMBED SURVEY ROUTES ROUTES ON FLOOR PLA NS

SHARE MOBILE SURVEY DATA ACROSS PLATFORMS Mobile changes made in the field must be incorporated to the Design project a nd saved to the Unity server or the Cloud for sharing. The following topics are covered in this s ection: Login to iBwave Design Import Mobile Survey Data to iBwave Design Create new iBwave Design project with a mobile f ile ile Share the Project with iBwave Unity

The following diagram illustrates the full pr oject cycle.


SHARE MOBILE SURVEY DATA ACROSS PLATFORMS

LOGIN TO iBWAVE DESIGN Before importing Mobile survey data to the iBwave Design application, you must: Install iBw ave Design Design Version 6.4.4 6.4.4 or above

Click here to access the iBwave Customer Portal. Configur e iBwave Unity server connection

This configuration lets you open projects saved in Unity. For a detailed procedure, in iBwave Help (or press the [F1] key), click Search , and type “import server Design, select Help > iBw ave Help

connection”.

IMPORT MOBILE SURVEY DATA TO iBWAVE DESIGN Make sure that the iBwave Design application is launched on your machine. T o import mobile survey data: 1.

Server . In iBwave Design, select Project > Open from Server

2.

Select the project whose survey data was collected using iBwave Mobile, and click Open . If you want to filter this list: Type the first letters of this project name under the Project column heading. Lock on open : When enabled, the opened project becomes locked by you until you save it

back to the iBwave server. (If this check box is cleared, the project is opened in read-only mode.)

NOTE When a project is created from scratch in iBwave Mobile, i.e. its floor plans were not created with iBwave Design, a design (ibw file) needs to be linked with this project: either create a


IMPORT MOBILE SURVEY DATA TO iB WAVE DESIGN

new design or attach an existing file. Only then you are able to import Mobile survey data.

3.

A message is displayed to inform you that new Mobile data is available for this project. Click Yes to list import this da ta.

NOTE If using an earlier version, this message is not displayed, select Project > Import > iBw ave Mobile Data from Server .

4.

New mobile data for this project is already selected, click Import.

NOTE If you added a comment when importing, it is shown here.



5.

If some components were moved or cable routes were changed on iBwave Mobile, you will then have the ability to accept or reject the changes made. To facilitate the approval process, a reviewer is then able to zoom into the configuration where the changes were made and toggle between the before and after views.


CREATE A DESIGN PROJECT WITH MOBILE DATA

6.

All data collected with iBwave Mobile, including drawings, pictures, videos is displayed. View/Modify this information.

CREATE A DESIGN PROJECT WITH MOBILE DATA To create a new design proj ect with imported mobile data, do one of the following: •

Double-click on an .ibwm file from Windows Explorer; this launches iBwave Design

•

Launch iBwave Design and click Project >Open , then select an .ibwm file

The iBwave Design application imports the mobile data into a new iBwave Design project.

SHARE THE PROJECT WITH iBWAVE UNITY Sharing the Design project after importing the Mobile data, requires saving it back to iBwave Unity in order for other users to see the recent changes. 1.

In iBwave Design, select Project > Save to Server .



2.

The current project is displayed. To update it, make sure Design Revisio n is selected in the Save As list under “Options”.

NOTE The first time a project is saved to Unity, New Server Project is selected in the Save As list.

3.

Click Save to display/edit Project Properties, such as Due Date, Market, Project State, etc.

4.

If needed, update any Server Project Properties.

5.

Click OK to upload this project to iBwave Server. Depending on your settings, you might have to save a local copy.

When completed, a message is displayed to confirm the upload.


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