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GENEX U-Net V300R005Product Description(LTE) V1.0

Issue V1.0

Date 2023-04-11

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Contents

1 Introduction............................................................................41.1 Positioning.............................................................................................................................................4

1.2 Benifits..................................................................................................................................................5

2 Architecture...........................................................................82.1 Configuration Requirement...................................................................................................................8

2.2 Software Architecture............................................................................................................................9

3 Products and Application Scenarios.......................................103.1 Overview.............................................................................................................................................10

3.2 Application Scenario...........................................................................................................................10

4 Technical Specification..........................................................12

5 Acronyms and Abbreviations..................................................................16

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1 Introduction

1.1 PositioningThe GENEX U-Net V300R005 is a professional tool that fully supports the planning of wireless networks. It supports the LTE-FDD technology. During the entire network lifecycle, the U-Net helps operators to complete the initial design, simulation, and optimization of wireless networks.

OverviewThe U-Net provides comprehensive network planning functions, a flexible software architecture, an advanced geographic information system (GIS), rich data resources, and user-friendly GUIs. Thus, it greatly improves the work efficiency of network planning engineers.

The U-Net can benefit users in the following ways:

By using the advanced semi-dynamic simulation technology and providing high-accuracy network coverage estimation, the U-Net helps accurately estimate network investment, provide a low-cost solution, and effectively reduce the overall cost of network construction.

By providing an advanced planning algorithm and flexible network planning functions, the U-Net helps shorten the delivery time and minimize the network construction period.

By using rich experience of cooperation between Huawei and foreign 3G telecom operators, the U-Net standardizes the optimization of 3G networks and complies with international standards.

By providing easy-to-use and powerful network planning functions, the U-Net reduces technical requirements on network optimization and ensures high quality of network planning.

Position on the Network

Currently, the U-Net supports only the single-server mode. Figure 1-1 shows the position of the single-server U-Net on the network.




Figure 1-1 Position of the U-Net on the network

Table 1-1 describes the entities in Figure 1-1.

Table 1-1 Description of the entities on the network

Entity Description

Probe The Probe is a type of drive test (DT) software developed by Huawei. It is used for collecting air interface parameters on the wireless network. The DT data and continuous wave (CW) data collected by the Probe can be imported into the U-Net for calibrating propagation models and comparing the actual network coverage and predicted network coverage during network planning.

CME The Configuration Management Express (CME) is an LTE network configuration system developed by Huawei. It is mainly used to configure and manage eNodeB data. The configuration parameter file and engineering parameter file managed by the CME can be imported into the U-Net for coverage prediction during network planning.

The analysis results provided by the U-Net can be imported to the CME and then be delivered to the network.

U-Net The U-Net is a type of network planning software developed by Huawei. It supports the LTE-FDD technology.

1.2 BenifitsIntegrating the network planning and optimization experience of Huawei, the U-Net features mature function designs, meets the actual requirements of wireless network planning, and provides comprehensive network planning functions.




Advanced Wireless Network TechnologyThe U-Net supports simulation and planning of the LTE FDD network.

Comprehensive Network Planning

The U-Net provides comprehensive network planning functions, which helps engineers to learn about the planning objectives clearly and accurately obtain correct planning results.

The U-Net provides the following network planning functions:

Provides the high-performance propagation calculation engine and flexible propagation model.

Provides interfaces to a third-party ray tracing model and manual calibration of the propagation model.

Provides efficient and accurate coverage prediction

Provides accurate and high-performance capacity simulation.

Provides interfaces to interact with the CME to export configuration parameters from the CME and to import planning results to the CME.

Provides print functions (for example, customizing print templates).

Advanced LTE Planning Algorithm

With respect to the planning and design of the LTE network, the GENEX U-Net provides the following functions:

Advanced algorithm for planning neighboring cells

The U-Net supports repeaters and remote radio units (RRU). It is applicable to expansion scenarios. The algorithm for planning neighboring cells, which is based on the network topology and coverage, takes the physical cell IDs (PCIs) into account.

Optimized PCI planning algorithm

The U-Net supports the adjustable reserve ratio and the planning of PCI resources. In PCI planning, the U-Net considers the reuse of primary synchronization codes of the stations that has more than three sectors.

Efficient frequency planning algorithm

The U-Net supports various frequency reuse modes such as 1X1 and 1X3 for frequency planning.

Efficient auto-planning of radio frequencies (RFs)

The U-Net supports the planning of reference signal (RS) power, antenna azimuth, and antenna tilt.

Comprehensive planning of physical random access channels (PRACHs)

The U-Net supports the planning of PRACH parameters such as RootSequenceIndex, PRACHConfIndex, ZeroCorrZoneConfig, and PRACHFreqOffset.

Advanced planning of tracking areas (TAs)




Efficient and Accurate Coverage Prediction and Capacity Simulation

The U-Net adopts many technologies to improve the efficiency and accuracy of coverage prediction and capacity simulation, thus ensuring accurate network planning.

Uses the efficient and accurate semi-dynamic simulation technology to provide simulation more similar to the actual situation.

Uses the advanced power control, scheduling, and Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (ICIC) simulation algorithm to ensure relatively accurate coverage prediction.

Uses the advanced antenna modeling technology and interference modeling technology to improve the accuracy of coverage prediction.

Supports various prediction counters to help users easily obtain prediction results from multiple dimensions.

Uses the technology of running multiple threads at the same time to maximize the use of hardware resources and ensure high-speed calculation.

Uses the dual-resolution method to calculate the matrix of path loss, thus increasing the calculation speed.

Advanced GIS

The U-Net has an advanced GIS and thus provides powerful functions in multiple aspects such as the processing of geographic data, the map display, and the map editing.

Imports multiple data files in .planet format rapidly at a time, which avoids repeated manual operations and improves work efficiency.

Quickly reads the data of a large map.

Supports map data in multiple formats and different resolution.

The U-Net supports multiple formats and types of geographic data such as digital terrain model (DTM) data, clutter classes, vector files, and scanned images.

Supports the import of raster maps, including satellite and navigation maps.

Supports common projection systems.

The U-Net supports all projection systems and geographical coordinate systems. It can automatically identify the projection used for importing data and check the relevant parameter information.

Supports flexible processing of polygons.

The U-Net enables users to add, delete, and modify polygons, perform union, intersection, and difference set operations for polygons, import and export polygons in files, and query information about polygons.

Supports the export of maps in .bmp and .png formats.

Contains the Google Earth component so that the U-Net can vividly display the predicated coverage on a 3-dimensional navigation map.




2 Architecture

2.1 Configuration RequirementThe U-Net software is installed on a PC. Table 2-1 lists the recommended hardware configuration of the PC. Table 2-2 lists the recommended software configuration of the PC.

Table 2-1 Recommended hardware configuration

Hardware Recommended Configuration

CPU Intel dual-core 2.0 GHz or higher

Memory 2 GB or higher

Hard disk 15 GB at least

Monitor 1280 x 1024, 64000-bit color

Others CD-ROM drive, mouse, and keyboard

Table 2-2 Recommended software configuration

Software Recommended Requirement

Operating system Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or higher

Application software .NET Framework2.0

Microsoft Office 2003 or higher

Network planning software

GENEX U-Net V300R005




2.2 Software ArchitectureThe U-Net provides a series of functions such as the GIS, service modeling, NE modeling, propagation modeling, coverage prediction, capacity simulation, parameter planning, and analysis result output.

Figure 2-1 shows the software architecture of the U-Net.

Figure 2-1 U-Net software architecture

The U-Net system consists of the following parts:

Platform

This part provides the data management functions and the common functions. The common functions mainly refer to project management, GIS, NE modeling, service modeling, and propagation modeling. The U-Net manages all the platform functions by using the project management function. In addition, the project management function provides interfaces to support service functions of the system application part.

System application (LTE-FDD)

This part provides service functions for the actual network system, including parameter planning, capacity simulation, coverage prediction, and result analysis. The parameter planning mainly involves the planning of neighboring cells, PCIs, frequencies, PRACHs, TAs, and the RF auto-planning.




3 Products and Application

Scenarios

3.1 OverviewThe U-Net is applicable to the scenarios such as site deployment, propagation model calibration, network planning, RF planning, coverage prediction, and capacity simulation. It can interact with the CME.

3.2 Application ScenarioFigure 3-1 shows the main application scenarios of the U-Net.

Figure 3-1 Application scenarios of the U-Net




Table 3-1 describes the application scenarios.

Table 3-1 Description of the U-Net application scenarios

Scenario

Description

Site deployment

After the area for deploying a site is specified, the U-Net quickly creates the site on the map by using the base station (BS) template. By performing point analysis, the U-Net can analyze the ground altitude and clutter height along the profile of the propagation path to adjust site deployment.

Model calibration

Users can manually or automatically enable the U-Net to calibrate the propagation model based on the DT data and the CW data. The U-Net displays the model on the GIS to analyze the error in the model-based calculation.

Network planning

The U-Net helps users to plan configuration parameters of the LTE network, such as parameters related to the neighboring cells, PCIs, frequencies, PRACHs, and TAs.

RF planning

The U-Net helps users to plan configuration parameters of antennas to ensure optimal network coverage and capacity.

Coverage prediction

The U-Net starts the coverage prediction after importing the map and configuring network data, service model, and propagation model. By analyzing network coverage, it locates the area that has poor coverage.

Capacity simulation

After the traffic parameters are configured and the traffic map is set according to the planning, the U-Net performs the simulation calculation based on the traffic map.

In capacity simulation, the U-Net can also analyze KPIs such as the success rate of subscriber access and the call drop rate. In addition, it analyzes the coverage of common channels and traffic channels based on the specific network load provided in the simulation calculation results.

Interaction with the CME

Users can obtain configuration parameters from the CME and then import them to the U-Net for coverage prediction and analysis.

The analysis results provided by the U-Net can be imported to the CME and then be delivered to the network.




4 Technical Specification

Capacity Simulation

Table 4-1 lists the technical specifications related to the capacity simulation when the system adopts the recommended configuration.

Table 4-1 Technical specifications related to the capacity simulation

Configuration Operation Time

Number of BSs: 4,000

Number of subscribers: 480,000

Interference radius: 1,500 meters

Distance between BSs: 500 meters

Number of transmission time intervals (TTIs): 500

Number of snapshots: 1

Capacity simulation ≤ 8 hours

Propagation Model

Table 4-1 lists the technical specifications related to the propagation model when the system adopts the recommended configuration.

Table 4-1 Technical specifications related to the propagation model


Number of BSs: Calculation of path loss ≤ 10 minutes





4,000

Calculation radius: 1,500 meters

Calculated accuracy: 20 meters

Automatic calibration of the propagation model

≤ 10 minutes

Project Management

Table 4-1 lists the technical specifications related to the project management when the system adopts the recommended configuration.

Table 4-1 Technical specifications related to the project management


- Starting the U-Net ≤ 2 seconds


Number of coverage prediction groups: 5

Number of specifications for each coverage prediction group: 3

Number of capacity simulation groups: 1

Creating a project ≤ 3 seconds

Opening a project ≤ 10 seconds

Saving a project ≤ 10 seconds

Exporting project parameters

≤ 30 seconds

Importing project parameters

≤ 30 seconds

Number of DT data records: 1,000

Importing DT data ≤ 1 second

Number of CW data records: 1,000

Importing CW data ≤ 2 seconds

Coverage Prediction

Table 4-1 lists the technical specifications related to the coverage prediction when the system adopts the recommended configuration.

Table 4-1 Technical specifications related to the coverage prediction



Calculation radius: 1,500

Predicting the Best Server item

≤ 30 minutes





meters

Distance between BSs: 500 meters

Calculation range: all the areas covered on the map

Calculation accuracy: 20 meters

Predicting the DLRS Sinr item

> 1 hour

Predicting the PDSCH Throughput item

≤ 30 minutes

Parameter Planning

Table 4-1 lists the technical specifications related to the parameter planning when the system adopts the recommended configuration.

Table 4-1 Technical specifications related to the parameter planning


Number of cells: 4,000

Calculation radius: 40,000 meters

Calculation range: all the areas covered on the map

Planning frequencies ≤ 30 minutes

Planning neighboring cells

≤ 10 minutes

Planning PCIs ≤ 30 minutes

Planning RFs ≤ 30 minutes

GIS

Table 4-1 lists the technical specifications related to the GIS when the system adopts the recommended configuration.

Table 4-1 Technical specifications related to the GIS


Large map in .planet format (10,000*10,000 Bin points)

Importing the map rapidly

≤ 3 seconds

Super large map in .planet format (50,000*50,000 Bin points)

≤ 1 minute


Zooming in, zooming out, or dragging the map

≤ 2 seconds


≤ 2 seconds






Collecting statistics on the clutters

≤ 30 seconds


≤ 3 minutes


Adjusting the sequence of map layers

≤ 2 seconds


≤ 1 minute




5 Acronyms and Abbreviations

Table 5-1 List of abbreviations

Abbreviations

Expansion

ACP Automatic Cell Planning

CME Configuration Management Express

CW Continuous Wave

FDD Frequency Division Duplex

GIS Geographic Information System

ICIC Inter-Cell Interference Coordination

LTE Long Term Evolution

PBCH Physical Broadcast Channel

PCFICH Physical Control Format Indicator Channel

PCI Physical Cell ID

PDCCH Physical Downlink Control Channel

PDSCH Physical Downlink Shared Channel

PHICH Physical Hybrid ARQ Indicator Channel

PRACH Physical Random Access Channel

PUCCH Physical Uplink Control Channel

PUSCH Physical Uplink Shared Channel

RB Resource Block

RF Radio Frequency




Abbreviations

Expansion

RRU Remote Radio Unit

RS Reference Signal

RSRP Reference Signal Received Power

RSRQ Reference Signal Received Quality

SPM Standard Propagation Model

TA Tracking Area

TTI Transmission Time Interval



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