The Altaro product automatically optimises radio network plans as well as the live network itself. It uses proprietary algorithms which allow rapid modelling of the air interface to establish the best possible configuration for the network. The multi-technology architecture of the product will enable joint optimisation of 2G, 2.5G and 3G. This manual gives an overview of the product developed for CDMA FDD and GSM TDMA technologies.
The Altaro product incorporated full air interface simulation of both technologies (which run up to 200 times faster than any other commercially available). It uses proprietary optimisation algorithms for this particular application.
Altaro seeks to find the best solution within the user defined constraints. The user has the ability to input constraints at a detailed level e.g. individual sectors and sites and this enables the network design to explicitly capture knowledge that is today only informally held by a radio planner or optimisation engineer. The user is able to extract the current optimised network configuration solution at any point whilst Altaro is running.
Arieso's innovative joint approach to optimisation and simulation provides the user with a very powerful and accurate product for design and optimisation. Arieso's proprietary algorithms have been developed to offer high-speed performance as well as accurate modelling and optimisation of CDMA & GSM. The simulation algorithm used within Altaro has been independently verified against live network data and industry standards.
What Does Altaro Automate?
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>•</TD><TD>Power planning</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>•</TD><TD>Selection of sites </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>•</TD><TD>Selection of sectors</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>•</TD><TD>Selection of antenna</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>o</TD><TD>Tilt</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>o</TD><TD>Direction</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>o</TD><TD>Sectors</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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As well as automating these parameter settings, Altaro optimises the network design by allowing the user to set the relative importance of technical parameters and infrastructure cost targets.
Optimisation Constraints
That may be set and respected for any sector:
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>•</TD><TD>Minimum and Maximum mechanical tilt</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>•</TD><TD>Mechanical tilt step size</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>•</TD><TD>Minimum and Maximum combined (mechanical and electrical) tilt</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>•</TD><TD>Set of electrical tilt antenna patterns</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>•</TD><TD>Minimum and Maximum CPICH/BCH power</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>•</TD><TD>CPICH/BCH power step size</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>•</TD><TD>Clockwise & Counter-clockwise azimuth (relative to starting position)</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>•</TD><TD>Azimuth step size</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
What Does Altaro Optimise?
In CDMA projects Altaro will optimise the following parameters
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>·</TD><TD>Quality of service in terms of Ec/Io</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>·</TD><TD>Coverage in terms of Ec</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>·</TD><TD>Capacity in terms of grade of service</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>·</TD><TD>Overshoot</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>·</TD><TD>Cost</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
In TDMA projects Altaro will optimise the following parameters
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>·</TD><TD>Coverage in terms of RSSI</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>·</TD><TD>Dominance in terms of the number of servers at any given location</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>·</TD><TD>Capacity in terms of number of Erlangs of traffic served/lost</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>·</TD><TD>Overshoot</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>·</TD><TD>Cost</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Altaro provides the best optimisation across the operator's multi-service environment.
In the process of the optimisation of the above, Altaro:
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>·</TD><TD>Minimises pilot pollution</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>·</TD><TD>Ensures optimum redistribution of traffic between cells</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>·</TD><TD>Addresses handover</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>·</TD><TD>Minimises interference</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Where is Altaro used?
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>·</TD><TD>Altaro can be used at the radio planning stage for rollout and upgrade of a network</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>·</TD><TD>Altaro can be used to optimise the live network using measurements and network data</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=baseline><TD width=24>·</TD><TD>Altaro can be used for neighbour planning networks</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
AltaroTrainingConcepts:D
I also have Altaro Demo, but it use dongle.