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Atoll Microwave

Atoll Microwave is a state-of-the-art 64-bit point-to-point and point-to-multipoint microwave link planning and optimisation software. It allows designing large microwave link networks, according to ITU recommendations, industry standards, and operator-specific design guidelines.

Atoll Microwave is based on the leading Atoll platform which includes a high performance GIS and advanced data and user management features. Atoll Microwave can share the site database with Atoll radio planning and optimisation modules allowing easy data consistency management across the operator organisation.

Atoll Microwave 3.2 includes a new ‘Backhaul Capacity Planning’ module that allows network operators to model backhaul network topologies and to dimension backhaul links according to the mobile network traffic. The Backhaul Capacity Planning module enables the analysis of end-to-end mobile traffic routing and the optimisation of backhaul capacity. Full integration of Atoll Microwave with Atoll radio planning modules allows immediate sharing of radio planning and optimisation data for backhaul dimensioning.

Atoll Microwave is being used by a number of major wireless operators and equipment vendors worldwide.

 

GIS Features

• Optimised cartographic data management features with support of digital elevation models, clutter data (type and height), 3D building data (vector/raster), traffic data, scanned maps, vector data, population, and climate data
• Integrated cartography editor (vector/raster)
• Interface with GIS tools: MapInfo, ArcView, Google Earth
• Support for Web Map Services (WMS) and online maps (Google, Bing, Open Street Maps, etc.)

 

User and Database Management

• Advanced administration module supporting data access and user privilege management
• Flexible database structure allowing integration of user-defined parameters and custom fields
• Multi-user support including database consistency management, data synchronisation, and user disconnection/reconnection from/to the database
• Support for standalone, centralised, distributed configurations
• Advanced import/export features allowing quick data migration from other radio planning software

 

Task Automation

• Scripting language allowing integration of user-defined macros
• User-defined calculation batch based on macros and scripts

 

Reporting
Flexible report generator
User-defined reports based on macros
Export of custom reports in industry-standard formats

 

Link Modelling

• Support of point-to-point and point-to-multipoint links
• Modelling of microwave and wired transmission technologies: optical, copper links etc.
• Support of ITU standard and user-defined frequency bands, high-low configurations, and channelisation plans
• Equipment modelling: vendor parameters, IRF, signatures, etc.
• Antenna modelling: vendor parameters including co- and cross-polarisation, radoms, etc.
• Support for repeaters
• Support for space and frequency diversity
• Support for dual polarisation
• Support for ATPC
• Support for adaptive modulation

 

Link Design

• LOS and inter-visibility plots
• Path profile analysis including Fresnel zone clearance with multiple K factors
• Propagation and link budget analysis
• Automatic antenna height optimisation
• Reflection point analysis and repeater design

 

Quality and Availability Objectives

• Performance objectives based on ITU G-821, G-826, and G-828 recommendations
• User-defined performance objectives and parameters

 

Link Performance Analysis

• Based on ITU-R 530-8, 530-10, 530-11, 530-12, and 530-13 recommendations
• Support for Crane, Vigants, and K-Q models
• User-defined and ITU standard geoclimatic parameters
• User-definable reports including multipath, rain, and obstruction fading
• User-definable propagation model
• End-to-end multi-hop link analysis

 

Interference Analysis and Frequency Planning

• Based on ITU 452-11 and 452-12 recommendations
• Detailed interference analysis including interferer ranking
• Semi-automatic channel-to-link allocation
• Analysis of low/high conflicts
• Integration of interference impact into link reliability report
• Evaluation of link quality vs. performance objectives

 

Backhaul Capacity Planning (option)

• Modelling of backhaul network topologies and traffic routing
• Backhaul network capacity planning and dimensioning
• Failure scenario analysis and audit

 

Atoll Microwave 

Atoll Microwave вместе с новым модулем Backhaul Capacity Planning позволяет решать все необходимые задачи, связанные с планированием и оптимизацией транспортных сетей

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Atoll Microwave – это современное решение с полной поддержкой 64-битной архитектуры, которое позволяет выполнять задачи по планированию и оптимизации радиорелейных (РРЛ) транспортных сетей (точка-точка, точка-многоточка). Возможности Atoll Mcirowave позволяют работать с большими РРЛ сетями в соответствии с рекомендациями ITU, отраслевыми стандартами, а также с учитывать специфику каждого оператора.

 

Atoll Microwave базируется на ведущей платформе Atoll, которая  включает высокопроизводительную ГИС, все необходимые данные и широкие возможности управления. В Atoll Microwave может использоваться та же база данных, которая используется в модулях планирования и отптимизации радиосети Atoll, что позволяет значительно сократить время и ресурмы для выполнения всех необходимых задач.

 

В Atoll Microwave версии 3.2 появился новый модуль – ‘Backhaul Capacity Planning’,  который позволяет операторам сотовой связи решать задачи связанные с:

• Моделированием элементов транспортной сети
• Маршрутизацей (routing) трафика
• Планированием емкости, расширения транспортной сети
• Анализом ёмкости
• Анализом аварий в транспортной сети

 

Полная интеграция Atoll Microwave с Atoll’ом позволяет совместно использовать базу данных планирования и оптимизации радиосети.

 

Atoll Microwave используется многими крупными мобильными операторамии и производителями оборудования во всем мире.

 

TuMan

Мобильная связь востребована даже глубоко под землей, но туннели имеют сложную геометрическую структуру и именно для планирования в туннелях был создан данный продукт 

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TuMan
Приложение для туннелей

 

Туннели имеют сложную геометрическую структуру. Сечение тоннеля может варьироваться вдоль изогнутого профиля и уровень земли туннеля (относительно моря) не всегда одинаков (т.е. туннель имеет “профиль местности”). Конечно, один туннель, кроме того, может быть разделён на несколько ветвей или некоторые ветви могут быть объединены в одно поперечное сечение.

 

Поэтому создание баз данных для точного описания туннелей очень сложное. Для упрощения этой задачи, программный пакет WinProp предлагает графический редактор TuMan для создания (и редактирования) проектов с туннелями.

 

TuMan позволяет определение различных сечений на протяжении одного тоннеля. Кроме того, для модели туннеля могут быть точно определены множественные изгибы с разными радиусами и его изогнутый профиль. Конечно, в TuMan также может быть задан и профиль местности внутри тоннеля.

 

Туннели, созданные с TuMan могут быть экспортированы в 3D данные в векторном формате WinProp s для дальнейшей обработки с WallMan.
Могут использоваться инструменты CAD WallMan, чтобы вставить дополнительные объекты в базы данных туннелей (напр. автомобили, поезда, знаки и др.) и они могут быть использованы для описания объектов, положение которых зависит от времени.

 

 

 

В TuMan может построить изогнутый профиль туннеля.

TuMan
Editor for tunnel scenarios

Tunnels have a complex geometrical structure. The cross section of a tunnel can vary along the curved profile and the ground of the tunnel is not flat (i.e. the tunnel has a “terrain profile”). Of course a single tunnel can additionally be split into multiple branches or some branches can be merged to a single cross section.

 

The generation of databases to describe accurately tunnel scenarios is therefore very complicated. To simplify this task, the WinProp software suite offers the graphical editor TuMan to generate (and modify) tunnel scenarios.

 

TuMan allows the definition of different cross sections within one tunnel. Additionally multiple curves with different radii can be defined to model the tunnel and its curved profile accurately. Of course the terrain profile inside the tunnel can also be defined in TuMan.

 

The tunnels generated with TuMan can be exported into WinProp’s 3D vector data format for further processing with WallMan.

The CAD tools of WallMan can be used to insert further objects into the tunnel databases (e.g. cars, trains, signs, etc.) and they can be used to define the time-variant behavior of the objects.

 

 

 The curved profile of the tunnel can be defined with TuMan.

AMan – WinProp Software Suite
Graphical Editor for Antenna Patterns

 

Introduction

The AMan software offers a convenient facility to generate and edit antenna patterns. It is not only relevant for the interaction with other WinProp software tools because the antenna patterns can also be stored in *.xml, *.msi or further file formats – so they can be used with other radio network planning tools. Additionally antenna designers can use the software as a tool for the verification of their antenna patterns.

Besides the analysis and modification of single antennas also aMASC (Multiple Antenna Scenario Configurator) is integrated into AMan. So the supoerposition of multiple antennas radiating the same signal (incl. phase shifters and power splitters) as well as the consideration of the local environment (masts, arms, walls, sub-arms,…) can be considered to determine the actual antenna pattern.

 

 

Features of AMan

Antenna Patterns:

• Description of the far-field of the radiation of the antenna(s)
• At least (measured or computed) vertical and horizontal patterns are available from antenna manufacturers (in most cases also 3D pattern) describing the radiation of the antenna in ideal environments. These patterns are used as input of MASC.
• Antenna pattern considered for computations in ProMan are always full 3D patterns. But additionally the 2x2D patterns (horizontal and vertical plane) can also be computed.

 

Features:

• 2D display of vertical and horizontal antenna patterns (with rotation, zoom,…)
• 3D display of antenna patterns (with rotation, zoom,..)
• Linear interpolation of antenna pattern
• Generation of 2D vertical and horizontal antenna patterns
• Graphical editor for 2D vertical and horizontal antenna patterns (insert, delete, modify individual points (angle and gain))
• Display for 2D and 3D antenna pattern either with linear or with logarithmic scale
• 2D display with scale circles (dB or linear)
• Bitmap (with zoom) of scanned antenna pattern as background in 2D display possible (important if generation of patterns is done manually and only plots of the antenna pattern are available)
• Exact definition of points in antenna pattern (either by mouse clicking or by dialogs)
• Conversion of a horizontal and a vertical antenna pattern to a full 3D antenna pattern (with 4 different conversion algorithms, published in literature)
• Print 2D or 3D antenna pattern
• Converter for simple ASCII file formats of antenna patterns (2D and 3D patterns)
• Converter for *.msi and *.pln antenna files (incl. interpolation from 2D to 3D)

 

Antenna Patterns

Antenna patterns are very important for accurate propagation modeling. WinProp is very flexible and supports a open ASCII formats for antenna patterns. If an appropriate converter for you is not already available, AWE Communications will develop the converters you need if a format description and at least one sample data set is mailed to our supportteam.

 

    

Vertical plane of antenna pattern Horizontal Plane antenna pattern Interpolation of antenna pattern

 

Import of data

AMan offers several import filters, to convert the most popular file formats to the WinProp antenna pattern format. Popular formats are:

• Antenna Patterns in *.msi or *.pln format

Many antenna manufacturers (e.g. Kathrein) offer digital patterns of their antennas in the *.msi and/or *.pln data format. These patterns can directly be used with all WinProp modules.

• Open ASCII pattern format

WinProp also uses an open ASCII data format for antenna patterns – so each customer can use its own data format of the antenna patterns and can write a simple converter to the WinProp ASCII import format.