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Contents

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MENTUM

PRODUCTS

List of products 2

2

CONTACTING

MENTUM

Getting technical support 4

Send us your comments 4

INTRODUCTION Features of Mentum Planet 6

Using this documentation 7User documentation updates 8

Online Help 8

Documentation library 10

Notational conventions 11

CHAPTER1Working with

Sites and Sectors

Displaying and formatting site labels 14

To display site labels 14

To format site labels 14

Choosing sites 16

To choose sites and sectors from the Project Explorer 16

To choose sites and sectors using the Select tools 17

Grouping sites 17

To group sites by properties in the Project Explorer 17

To copy grouped sites in the Project Explorer 18

To ungroup sites in the Project Explorer 19

Finding and selecting sites and sectors in the Map window 19

To find a site in the Map window 19

To find a sector in the Map window 19

To find and display a site with user-selected zoom 19

To select a site or sector in the Map window 20

Working with sites 20

To display information about a site 21

To copy a site or sector into a group 21

To clone a sector at a site 21

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To swap site and sector parameters 22

To rename a site 22

To refresh the sites list 22To delete sites from the Project Explorer 22

To delete sites from the Map window 23

To change the antenna for a sector 23

Using sector placement tools 24

To use the Find Maximum Point tool 24

To use the Angle From Line tool 25

To use the Draw Angle tool 25

Working with sector groups 26

To create a sector group 26To display a group in a Map window 27

Editing sector groups 27

To rename a group 27

To remove a site or sector from a group 28

To delete a group 28

To refresh the groups list 28

To invert a group selection 28

To edit groups from the Site Properties dialog box 28

Working with flags 29Example 29

To create a flag 30

To add a condition 30

To apply a flag condition to a sector 31

To apply flag conditions to one or more sites 31

To display sectors based on flag conditions 31

Editing flags and conditions 32

To rename a flag 32

To rename a condition 32To delete a flag or condition 32

To invert flag conditions 32

Modifying sector symbols for individual sites 33

To modify color and symbol settings for individual sites 33

Customizing sector symbols for multiple sites 33

To create a sector display scheme 35

To define an active sector display scheme 38


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To add a sector display scheme 39

To apply a sector display scheme 39

To apply the default sector symbol 40To update sector relationships 40

Adding user-defined data 41

To add user-defined data 41

CHAPTER2Managing

Antenna Systems

Understanding antenna systems 44

How antenna systems are used in network planning 44

Required accuracy for antenna patterns 46

Antenna pattern formats 47Workflow for adding antenna patterns to a project 48

Importing antenna patterns in the NSMA or Planet format 48

To import an antenna pattern in .dpa format 49

Downloading antenna patterns from the Antenna Server 49

To download antenna patterns 49

Opening and viewing antenna patterns 51

To open an antenna pattern 51

To open an antenna pattern from the Project Explorer 51

Editing antenna algorithm parameters 52To edit algorithm parameters 52

Editing antenna patterns 53

To edit antenna patterns 55

Printing antenna patterns 57

To preview an antenna pattern 57

To print an antenna pattern 57

Adding antenna patterns to a project 57

To add antenna pattern files to a project 57

To view or hide unassigned antenna patterns 58To refresh antenna patterns 58

To rename antenna patterns 58

To remove an antenna pattern from the Project Explorer 58

Grouping antenna patterns 59

To group antenna patterns 59

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CHAPTER3Managing Survey

Data

Understanding surveys 62

How survey data is organized in the Project Explorer 62Workflow for surveys 63

Collecting survey data 64

Adding surveys to a project 65

To add surveys to the project 66

To import surveys 66

To modify the properties of a survey 67

Adding survey header information 68

To update survey header information using sector properties 68

Saving a copy of a survey 69To save a copy of a survey 69

Displaying survey data 69

To view a survey in the Map window 70

To find survey data points in the Map window 70

To view survey data in tabular format 71

To create a thematic map of survey data 71

To modify display options for thematically mapped surveys 72

Viewing survey statistics 73

To view a survey histogram 74To view a survey clutter distribution histogram 75

To view a survey regression analysis 76

Assigning surveys 78

To assign a survey to a sector 78

To create a survey assignment file 78

To assign multiple surveys using an assignment file 79

To view and update survey assignments 80

To export a survey assignment file 80

To clear all survey assignments 80Creating survey reports 81

To create survey assignment reports 81

Modifying survey data 82

To average survey data 82

To filter survey data 84

To filter survey data by selection 87

To filter survey data by polygon 87


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To remove survey data points from the Map window 88

Combining and comparing surveys 88

To combine surveys 89To compare two surveys 89

To compare a survey with a numeric grid 91

To compare a survey with a modeled prediction 92

CHAPTER4Managing Test

Mobile Data

Understanding test mobile data 94

Input file requirements for test mobile data 94

Test mobile data file header 95

Workflow for test mobile data 95Importing test mobile data 96

To import test mobile data 96

Viewing information about a test mobile data file 100

To view information about a test mobile data file 101

Viewing and locating test mobile data 101

To view the test mobile data locations in a Map window 101

To find test mobile data in a Map window 102

To view test mobile data in tabular format 102

Displaying test mobile data in a Map window 103Understanding point display settings 104

Understanding how display information is organized 104

To define map view settings for a test mobile data file 105

To define individual point display settings 107

To define point display settings for ranges of values 108

To display the test mobile data points in a Map window 110

To create a map view template for test mobile data 111

Viewing test mobile data in graph format 112

To view test mobile data in graph format 113To print the data in the Test Mobile Graph window 115

Allocating test mobile data to sectors 115

Looking up sectors for test mobile data 115

Allocating test mobile records to sectors 116

To look up sectors for test mobile data automatically 116

To assign sectors to test mobile carrier nodes manually 118

To add a virtual test mobile sector 118


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To view or modify sector information 119

To allocate test mobile records to sectors 120

To view the test mobile records 121To unassign sectors 121

To modify the display in the Test Mobile tree view 121

Exporting test mobile data to surveys 121

To export test mobile data to surveys 122

CHAPTER5Managing Scan

Receiver Data

Understanding scan receiver data 124

Input file requirements for scan receiver data 124

Scan receiver data file header 125Workflow for scan receiver data 125

Importing scan receiver data 126

To import scan receiver data 126

Viewing information about a scan receiver data file 130

To view information about a scan receiver data file 131

Viewing scan receiver data 131

To view the scan receiver data locations in a Map window 131

To find scan receiver data in a Map window 132

To view scan receiver data in tabular format 132Displaying scan receiver data in a Map window 133

Understanding point display settings 134

Understanding how display information is organized 134

To define map view settings for a scan receiver data file 135

To define individual point display settings 137

To define point display settings for ranges of values 138

To display the scan receiver data points in a Map window 140

To create a map view template for scan receiver data 141

Viewing scan receiver data in graph format 142To view scan receiver data in graph format 143

To print the data in the Scan Receiver Graph window 145

Allocating scan receiver data to sectors 145

Looking up sectors for scan receiver data 145

Allocating scan receiver records to sectors 145

To look up sectors for scan receiver data automatically 146

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To add a virtual scan receiver sector 148

To view or modify sector information 149

To allocate scan receiver records to sectors 150To view the scan receiver records 151

To unassign sectors 151

To modify the display in the Scan Receiver tree view 151

Exporting scan receiver data to surveys 151

To export scan receiver data to surveys 152

CHAPTER6Generating

Predictions

Understanding path loss and signal strength predictions 156

Path loss and signal strength files 156Path loss files 156

Signal strength files 157

Combined signal strength files 157

Choosing a prediction mode 158

Modeled predictions 158

Merged predictions 158

Defining output settings 159

Advanced prediction layers 159

Bin file size and resolution 160To define analysis output settings 162

Generating predictions 163

To generate predictions 163

Viewing predictions from the Project Explorer 165

To view predictions for a sector 165

Viewing predictions from the View menu 166

To view predictions using the View menu 166

Displaying, filtering, and deleting predictions 168

To display, filter, and delete predictions 168

CHAPTER7Generating Signal

Strength

Predictions

Between Two

Points

Understanding point-to-point analyses 172

The Fresnel zone 172

Workflow for point-to-point analyses 173

Understanding the Point-to-Point Profile Tool dialog box 174

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To generate a point-to-point profile 177

Understanding how to interpret a point-to-point profile 180

What you see 181What you can do 181

Customizing the point-to-point profile graph window 182

To customize the Point-to-Point profile graph window 182

To inspect individual points on a profile 183

Viewing the height of clutter above the elevation profile 183

To define clutter height values 183

To view clutter heights 184

Displaying reflection points 184

To display reflection points 184Exporting a point-to-point graph 185

To export a point-to-point graph as an image 185

To export a point-to-point graph to a text file 186

Printing point-to-point graphs 186

To print a point-to-point graph 186

Saving and opening point-to-point profiles 186

To save a point-to-point profile 187

To open a point-to-point profile 187


Traffic Maps

Understanding traffic maps 190

Types of input traffic data 191

Conversion factors for input traffic data 191

Understanding clutter weighting 192

Including vectors in clutter 193

Workflow for creating and editing a traffic map 194

Creating traffic maps from regions, vectors, and classified grids 194

To create a traffic map from regions or vectors 194To create a traffic map from a classified grid 196

Creating a traffic map from network data 197

To create a traffic map from network data 198

Applying clutter weighting 200

To apply clutter weighting using a clutter file 200

To apply clutter weighting using a merged clutter/vector file 201

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To modify clutter relative weightings 203

Viewing traffic maps 203

To view a traffic map 203Adding traffic maps to the Project Explorer 203

To add a traffic map to the Project Explorer 204

Modifying traffic maps 204

Converting traffic maps 204

To convert a traffic map 204

Scaling traffic maps 205

To scale a traffic map by percentage 205

To scale a traffic map by offset 206

To scale a traffic map using clutter scaling factors 206Combining traffic maps 207

To combine traffic maps 207

Deleting traffic maps 208

To delete a traffic map 208


Interference

Matrices

Understanding interference matrices 210

Histogram interference matrices 210

Workflow for creating interference matrices 211Creating interference matrices 212

To create a histogram interference matrix 212

To create a histogram interference matrix using existing settings 213

To update an existing histogram interference matrix 214

Viewing interference matrices 215

To view a histogram interference matrix 215

To view histogram interference matrix settings 216

Exporting an interference matrix 217

To export an interference matrix 217Deleting interference matrices 217

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Neighbor L ists

Understanding neighbor lists 220

Workflow for creating neighbor lists 221Creating neighbor lists 222

To create a neighbor list from a best server grid 222

To create a neighbor list from an interference matrix 223

Comparing neighbor lists 225

To compare neighbor lists 226

Editing neighbor lists 227

To edit a neighbor list 230

To add neighbor relationships to a neighbor list 231

To remove neighbor relationships from a neighbor list 232To edit a neighbor list graphically 232

Viewing neighbor lists 234

To view a neighbor list in a Map window 235

Exporting neighbor lists 236

To export an entire neighbor list or a neighbor list for one sector 236

Copying neighbor lists 237

To copy a neighbor list 237

Adding neighbor lists to the Project Explorer 238

To add a neighbor list to the Project Explorer 238Changing the active neighbor list 238

To change the active neighbor list 238

Merging neighbor lists 239

To merge neighbor lists 239

Deleting neighbor lists 239

To delete a neighbor list 239

CHAPTER11

Using theExtension

Manager

Customizing Mentum Planet using the Extension Manager 242To add an extension 242

To uninstall an extension 243

To save the extension 243

To enable or disable an extension 243


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Grids

Getting information about a grid 246

To view a grid legend 246To use the Grid Manager Info function 247

To use the Grid Info tool 247

To use the Region Info tool 248

To use the Line Info tool 248

Contouring a grid 249

Creating contours for a numeric grid 249

To define contour polylines or regions 250

Creating contours for a classified grid 251

To create contours for a classified grid 251Creating smooth grid contours 252

How smooth grid contours are created 253

To create smooth grid contours 256

Creating slope and aspect grids 258

To create a slope and aspect grid 259

Working with area grids 259

To create an area grid 260

To add an area grid 261

To rename an area grid 261To view an area grid 261

To delete an area grid 261

Analyzing visibility on a grid 262

Point-to-Point Visibility function 262

To determine point-to-point visibility 262

Viewshed function 264

To perform a single-point viewshed analysis 264

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CHAPTER13Generating

Coverage Reports

Producing coverage map reports 268

To create a print layout 268To add a frame 269

To change the border of a frame 269

To open a graphic file 270

Creating and printing legends 270

To create and print a grid legend 270

To create and print a thematic map legend 271

APPENDIXA 277Survey to

Numeric Grid

Calculations

INDEX 281


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Mentum Products

This chapter contains the

following section:

List of products

The Mentum Product portfolio provides a range of

products for planning and maintaining wireless

networks.

This section describes the products that are available

as part of the portfolio. For additional details about

any of these products, see the Mentumweb site at

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List of products

Mentum continues to add to its comprehensive RF planning software

portfolio. Figure 1.1shows available planning and optimization products.

In Mentum Planet 5, the new Extension Manager delivers online access toBETA versions of products before they have been released. For more

information, click the image below to visit the Mentum web site.

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Contacting

Mentum


following sections:

Getting technical support Send us your comments

Mentum is committed to providing fast, responsive

technical support. This section provides an extensive

list of contacts to help you through any issues you

may have.

We also welcome any comments about our

documentation. Customer feedback is an essential

element of product development and supports our

efforts to provide the best products, services, and

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Getting technical support

You can get technical support by phone or email, or by visiting the Self-

Service Portal on the Mentum website at

http://www.mentum.com/index.php?page=customer-care&hl=en_US.North America

Phone: +1 866 921-9219 (toll free), +1 819 483-7094

Fax: +1 819 483-7050

Email: [email protected]: 9am 7pm EST/EDT (Monday-Friday, excluding local holidays)

Europe, Middle East, and Africa

Phone: +33 1 39264642

Fax: +33 1 39264601

Email: [email protected]

Hours: 9am 6pm CET/CEST (Monday-Friday, excluding local holidays)

Asia Pacif ic

Phone: +852 2824 8874

Fax: +852 2824 8358

Email: [email protected]: 9am 6pm HKT (Monday-Friday, excluding local holidays)

When you call for technical support, ensure that you have your product ID

number and know which version of the software you are running. You can

obtain this information using the About command from the Help menu.

When you request technical support outside of regular business hours, a

Product Support Specialist will respond the next working day by telephone or

email, depending upon the nature of the request.

Send us your comments

Feedback is important to us. Please take the time to send comments and

suggestions on the product you received and on the user documentation

shipped with it. Send your comments to:

[email protected]
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Introduction

This introduction contains the

following sections:

Features of Mentum Planet Using this documentation

This User Guide provides an overview of the full life

cycle of a wireless network, and includes information

on the tools and procedures that are common to all

network technologies. Many procedures, for example

network analyses, are dependent on the technology

being used, and are not included in this User Guide.

For more information on technology-specific

procedures, see the appropriate User Guide.

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Features of Mentum Planet

Mentum Planet provides you with all the tools you need to accurately design,

analyze, and optimize wireless networks. You can add extensions and enable

additional technologies to support the planning functions that you require. Formore information, see List of products onpage 2.

Below is a list of some of the main features of Mentum Planet. This list is not

comprehensive. For a detailed feature list, go to the Mentum web site at http:/

/www.mentum.com.

Project Explorer

The Project Explorer organizes all components of a project into a hierarchical

structure, enabling you to easily manage all project-related data including

sites, project information, network analyses, network data, and surveys. Youcan sort components such as sites and antenna patterns by their characteristics

and manage support documents such as census tract data, capacity planning

information, or RF design review documents. Shortcut menus give you quick

access to a wide variety of commands.

Site Editor

The Site Editor brings together all the parameters you need to specify when

defining base station technologies, sites, and sectors. This includes the link

configuration, the implementation settings as well as general site and sectorsettings.

Traffic Map Generator

Using the Traffic Map Generator, you can create traffic maps based on various

sources of data, including market information, demographics, vehicular

traffic, and switch statistics. You can combine this information with clutter

information for your coverage area for an even more accurate assessment of

traffic loading for your wireless network. You can also scale traffic maps to

better meet your requirements.

Interference Matrix Generator

The Interference Matrix Generator analyzes the potential for co-channel and

adjacent-channel interference in your wireless network. If required, you can

include traffic map information in the interference matrix calculations.

Interference matrices are required input for the Neighbor List Generator and

the Automatic Frequency Preamble and Perm Base Planning tool.
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Neighbor List Generator

You can use the Neighbor List Generator to create, view, edit, and compare

neighbor lists for single-technology networks and for multi-technology

networks. Neighbor lists can be based on cell adjacency or interference.Multiple user-defined criteria determine neighbor selection. You can also

import and export neighbor lists.

Network Data Import Wizard

You can import switch statistics for use in traffic maps, interference matrices,

neighbor lists, and other Mentum Planet analysis tools. Performance-related

data you can import includes dropped call rates, blocked call rates, and traffic

levels. The Network Data tool can also produce a thematically mapped

display of the imported data by sector.

Survey Data tool

Using the Survey Data node in the Project Explorer, you can import, manage,

and visualize survey data.

Subscriber Settings

The Subscriber Settings dialog box contains all the parameters you need to

define the characteristics of your network subscribers including the mobile

equipment and services they use as well as the Quality of Service thresholds.

Data Manager

The Data Manager enables you to store data centrally and manage projects

more efficiently, thus facilitating project collaboration and data sharing.

MapInfo Professional

Mentum Planet includes a full version of MapInfo Professional, an industry

standard mapping tool that gives you access to a full suite of raster and vector

analysis tools, cartographic-quality tools, and advanced thematic mappingcapabilities. For a list of new features in MapInfo 9.5, see theMapInfo

Professional User Guide.

Using this documentation

Before using this documentation, you should be familiar with the Windows

environment. It is assumed that you are using the standard Windows XP
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desktop, and that you know how to access ToolTips and shortcut menus,

move and copy objects, select multiple objects using the Shift or Ctrl key,

resize dialog boxes, expand and collapse folder trees. It is also assumed that

you are familiar with the basic functions of MapInfo Professional. MapInfo

Professional functions are not documented in this User Guide. Forinformation about MapInfo Professional, see the MapInfo online Help and

MapInfo Professional User Guide. You can access additional MapInfo user

documentation from the Pitney Bowes Business Insight website at

http://www.pbinsight.com/support/product-documentation/m/details/

mapinfo-professional.

All product information is available through the online Help. You access

online Help using the Help menu or context-sensitive Help from within a

dialog box by pressing the F1 key. If you want to view the online Help for a

specific panel or tab, click in a field or list box to activate the panel or tabbefore you press the F1 key. The following sections describe the structure of

the online Help.

User documentation updates

User documentation is continually evolving to address feedback or introduce

improvements. You can download the latest user documentation from the

Customer Care Product Downloadspage where it is available as a separate

download from the software.

Online Help

From the Help menu, you can access online Help for Mentum Planet software

and for MapInfo Professional. This section describes the structure of the

Mentum Planet online Help.

The online Help provides extensive help on all aspects of software use. It

provides

help on all dialog boxes

procedures for using the software

an extensive Mentum Planet documentation library in PDF

format

User Guides

The following sections provide details about the resources available through

the online Help.
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Resource Roadmap

When you first use the online Help, start with the Resource Roadmap. It

describes the types of resources available in the online Help and explains how

best to use them. It includes a step-by-step guide that walks you through the

available resources.

Knowledge Base

You can access the Knowledge Base maintained by the Customer Care group

by clicking the Knowledge Base button on the online Help toolbar. The

Knowledge Base contains current information on Mentum products such as

Frequently Asked Questions, How To procedures as well as solutions to

issues.

Printing

You have two basic options for printing documents:

If you want a good quality print of a single procedure or section,

you can print from the Help window. Click Printin the Help

window.

If you want a higher quality print of a complete User Guide, use

Adobe Reader to print the supplied print-ready PDF file

contained in the Mentum Planet documentation library. Open the

PDF file and choose FilePrint.

Library Search

You can perform a full-text search on all PDF files contained in the Mentum

Planet documentation library if you are using a version of Adobe Reader that

supports full-text searches. The PDF files are located in the

Mentum\Planet\Help\User Guides folder.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Frequently Asked Questions section provides answers to common

questions about Mentum Planet. For easy navigation, the section is divided

into categories related to product functionality.

You can also perform a search on all online Help topics by clicking the

Search tab in the Help window. Type a keyword, and click List Topics to

display all Help topics that contain the keyword. The online Help duplicates

the information found in the User Guide PDF files in order to provide more

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Whats This? Help

Whats This? Help provides detailed explanations of all dialog boxes.

User Guides

All User Guides for Mentum Planet software is easily accessible as part of theonline Help.

Documentation library

Mentum Planet comes with an extensive library of User Guides in PDF

format. The following table provides details about the documentation

supplied with Mentum Planet.

Additional documents, including Application Notes and Technical

Notes, are available at http://www.mentum.com.

Document Enables you to

Mentum Planet User Guide Plan and analyze simulated wireless

communication networks.

WiMAX User Guide Plan and analyze WiMAX networks. This User

Guide contains the main tasks required to model

and analyze a network using Mentum Planet.

Fixed WiMAX User Guide Plan and analyze Fixed WiMAX networks. This

User Guide contains the main tasks required to

model and analyze a network using Mentum

Planet.

LTE User Guide Plan and analyze LTE networks. This User Guide

contains the main tasks required to model and

analyze a network using Mentum Planet

Grid Analysis User Guide Perform operations on spatial data that is stored

in grids, and display, analyze, and export digital

terrain models (DTM) and other grid-based data.

Indoor/Outdoor Integration User

Guide

Integrate indoor networks into Mentum Planet

and learn how to view, edit, and manage indoor

projects.

Data Manager User Guide Learn how to use the Data Manager.

The Data Manager enables users to work with

centralized Mentum Planet data stored in an

Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server database.
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Notational conventions

This section describes the textual conventions and icons used throughout this

documentation.

Textual conventions

Special text formats are used to highlight different types of information. The

following table describes the special text conventions used in this document.

Data Manager Server

Administrator Guide

Learn how to install and configure the Data

Manager Server on database and file servers in a

network environment, and how to manageaccess to project data.

Installation Guide Install Wireless Network Planning software.

Mentum Planet Release Note Learn about new features and known issues with

the current release of software.

Data Manager Server Release

Note

Learn about new features and known issues with

the current release of Data Manager Server

software.

MapInfo Professional User

Guide

Learn about the many features of MapInfo

Professional, as well as basic and advancedmapping concepts.

MapInfo Professional Release

Notes

Learn about known issues in the MapInfo

Professional product as well as customer issues

that have been resolved.

bold text Bold text is used in procedure steps to identify a user interface

element such as a dialog box, menu item, or button.

For example:

In the Select Interpolation Method dialog box, choose the

Inverse Distance Weighting option , and click Next.

cour i er t ext Courier text is used in procedures to identify text that you musttype.

For example:

In the File Namebox, type El evat i on. gr d.

bright blue text Bright blue text is used to identify a link to another section of

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Icons

Throughout this documentation, icons are used to identify text that requires

special attention.

Menu arrows are used in procedures to identify a sequence of

menu items that you must follow.

For example, if a step reads Choose FileOpen, you

would click File and then click Open.

< > Angle brackets are used to identify variables.

For example, if a menu item changes depending on the

chosen unit of measurement, the menu structure would

appear as Display.

This icon identifies a workflow summary, which explains a series of

actions that you will need to carry out in the specified order to

complete a complex task.

This icon identifies a cautionary statement, which contains

information required to avoid potential loss of data, time, or

resources.

This icon identifies a tip, which contains shortcut information,

alternative ways of performing a task, or methods that save time orresources.

This icon identifies a note, which highlights important information or

provides information that is useful but not essential.

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Chapter 1: Working with Sites and Sectors

1.Working with Sites

and Sectors


following sections:

Displaying and formatting sitelabels

Choosing sites

Grouping sites

Finding and selecting sites

and sectors in the Map

window

Working with sites

Using sector placement tools

Working with sector groups

Working with flags

Modifying sector symbols for

individual sites

Customizing sector symbols

for multiple sites

Adding user-defined data

After you define site and sector properties, you can

place your sites. If you are using the same site

configuration for many sites, you can save a site

template, which simplifies the process of site

placement.

This chapter covers additional features related to the

configuration and placement of sites. See the

appropriate User Guide for the technology you are

using for procedures relating to the main workflow.


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Displaying and formatting site labels

You can display and format site labels in order to improve the readability of a

map.

To display site labels

In the Project Explorer, in the Windowscategory, expand the Map

Windowsnode, right-click the active site file and choose Auto Label

if there is not already a check mark indicating the feature is turned on.

To format site labels

1 Right-click in the Map window and choose Layer Control.

The Layer Control dialog box opens.

2 From the Layerlist, choose your site file, and click Label.

The Label Options dialog box opens.

3 From the Label Withlist, choose the information you want to appear inthe label.

4 In the Visibilitysection, choose one of the following options to display

labels:

Offlabels are not displayed.

Onlabels are always displayed.

Display Within Rangelabels are displayed only when the

Map window zoom width is between the values you specify in

the Min Zoom and Max Zoomboxes.

5 Enable any of the following options as needed:

Allow Duplicate Textthe same label can appear on a map

more than once. This is useful if you want to display sector

To remove site labels, in the Windows category of the Project Explorer,

expand the Map Windows node, right-click the site file and choose Auto

Label to remove the check mark.


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labels such as technology where more than one site would have

the same label.

Allow Overlapping Textlabels near each other can overlap.

Maximum Labelsthe total number of labels in the Mapwindow is limited to the number in the box, unless you leave the

box blank.

The Label Partial Objects check box does not apply to labels for sites or

other point objects.

6 If you want to change the text style of the labels, click Aain the Stylessection to open the Text Styledialog box, modify the following settings,

and click OK:

Fontlabel typeface and size can be chosen from the lists.

Text Colorlabel color can be chosen from the list.

Backgroundlabel can have a rectangular background or a

halo effect in a selectable color to increase readability.

Effectslabel can have text styles such as bold or italic.

For more information on these settings, press the F1 key.

7 If you want to adjust the position of the labels, in the Positionsection, doany of the following:

To change the relative position of the label to the site, click the

Anchor Pointbutton that corresponds to the label placement

you prefer.

To change the distance between the label and the site, type a

value in points in the Label Offsetbox.

The Rotate Label With Line check box has no effect on labels for sites or

other point objects.

8 In the Label Optionsdialog box, click OK.

9 In the Layer Controldialog box, click OK.

You can create complex labels that combine several pieces of

information by choosing Expression from the Label With list. For

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Choosing sites

There are several methods available in Mentum Planet for choosing sites. You

can:

choose sites and sectors from the Project Explorer. See Tochoose sites and sectors from the Project Explorer onpage 16.

use the shortcut commands from the Project Explorer. See To

find and display a site with user-selected zoom onpage 19and

To select a site or sector in the Map window onpage 20.

use the Select, Marquee, Radius, or Polygon Select tools on the

Main toolbar. See To choose sites and sectors using the Select

tools onpage 17.

use the Select All From Site Table button on the Site toolbar toselect all sites or the Unselect All button from the Main toolbar

to unselect all sites. See To choose sites and sectors using the

Select tools onpage 17.

To choose sites and sectors from the Project Explorer

The recommended method for choosing sites and sectors is using the Project

Explorer.

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, expand the Sitesnode.

2 Do one of the following:

To choose a site, click on the site node.

To choose multiple sites, press the Ctrl key and click on multiple

sites. To choose a sector, expand the site node and click a sector.

To choose multiple sectors, expand the sites node, press the Ctrl

key and click on multiple sectors.

When you choose a site using the Select tool, only one sector is

selected. If you want to choose all of the sectors in a site, you must

choose the sectors using the Marquee, Radius, or Polygon Select tools or use

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To choose sites and sectors using the Select tools

You can also use the Select tools on the Main toolbar to choose sites and

sectors. You can also use the Select All in Site Table button and the Find Site

button on the Site toolbar.When more than one layer is displayed in a Map window, you can only make

selections using the Select tools on objects that are on the uppermost layer.

Mentum Planet automatically sets the project defaults so that the site table and

editable map layers added to the Map window are selectable. Therefore, if

you have opened several map layers, use the Layer Control to make these

layers unselectable in order to facilitate the selection process or ensure the site

table is the uppermost selectable layer.

Click any of the following buttons on the Maintoolbar and then click

in the Map window or drag the mouse pointer to select multiple sites:

Select tool

Polygon Selecttool

Marquee Selecttool

Grouping sites

By grouping sites, you can organize how sites are displayed in the Project

Explorer. This makes it easier to work with sites. You can group sites by the

following properties:

antenna pattern

propagation model

technology

To group sites by properties in the Project Explorer

You can quickly view which sites have specific properties using the Group By

option in the Project Explorer. For example, if you want to view sites

organized according to antenna pattern, you can choose the Antenna Pattern

You can also view currently selected objects in a Browser window to

ensure that the correct objects (sites and sectors) are chosen. Choose

WindowNew Browser Window and choose Selection in the Browser Table

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option. This creates nodes under the Sites node for each antenna pattern in the

project, and groups the sites according to which pattern they use.

In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, right-click Sites,

choose Group By, and then choose the property by which you want

the sites grouped.

To copy grouped sites in the Project Explorer

You can quickly copy all sectors from a grouped sites node to a new group in

the Project Explorer. Only those sectors with the grouped by property will be

copied. In Figure 1.1, sites are grouped by Antenna type. To add all sectors

assigned the 60_degree antenna, you can drag the 60_degree node onto the

Sixty_degrees node under the Local group node. Sectors assigned an antenna

other than 60_degree will not be copied to the group.

Figure 1.1 Example of sites grouped by Antenna

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, right-click Sites, chooseGroup By, and then choose the property by which you want the sites

grouped.

2 Right-click the grouped by node that you want to copy and choose Copy.

3 Right-click the group to which you want to add the copied sectors andchoose Paste.

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To ungroup sites in the Project Explorer

In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, right-click Sitesand

choose Group ByNone.

Finding and selecting sites and sectors in the Map window

Mentum Planet provides many methods for finding and selecting sites and

sectors in the Map window. The Locate command is useful if you have many

sites in your project and you want to select one particular site and center it in

the Map window or if you have co-located sectors in your project and you

want to select a co-located sector. The Select in Map Window command

enables you to choose several sites or sectors in the Project Explorer and

highlight them in the Map window.

To find a site in the Map window

Do one of the following:

In the Site Editor, click Locate.

In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, right-click the site

and choose Locate.

The site is selected and centered in the Map window.

To find a sector in the Map window Do one of the following:

In the Site Editor, in the tree view, choose a sector and click

Locate.

In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, expand a site

node, right-click a sector, and choose Locate.

The sector is selected and centered in the Map window.

To find and display a site with user-selected zoom

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, right-click Sitesandchoose Find Site.

2 In the Find Sitedialog box, do one of the following:

Enable theSelect From Listcheck box and, in the Findlist,

choose the site you want to find.

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3 In the Zoom Widthbox, define the width of the map view.

4 Click Findto display your chosen site.

To select a site or sector in the Map window

In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, do one of the

following:

Right-click the Sitesnode, select a site, and choose Select

in Map Window.

Expand a site node, select a sector, and choose Select inMap Window.

At the site level, all the sectors will be selected in the Map window. At the

sector level, the chosen sector will be selected in the Map window.

Working with sites

The Project Explorer provides easy access to functions that help you manage

your sites. You can

display information about a site. See To display information

about a site

copy a site or sector into a group. See To copy a site or sector

into a group onpage 21

delete a site. See To delete sites from the Project Explorer on

page 22and To delete sites from the Map window onpage 23.

swap site parameters. See To swap site and sector parameters

onpage 22

You can also choose Edit Find Site from the main menu to open the

Find Site dialog box.

Due to a MapInfo limitation, sites that consist of an even number of

sectors do not appear to be selected in the Map window. The

workaround is to select a sector instead of a site.

You can select multiple sites or sectors in the Project Explorer by

pressing the Ctrl key and selecting multiple sites or sectors. When you

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To display information about a site

In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, right-click the site and

choose Edit.

The Site Editor opens.

To copy a site or sector into a group

You can quickly add sites or sectors to a group in the Project Explorer using

the Copy and Paste commands.

1 In the Project Explorer, expand the Sitesnode, right-click the sites orsectors you want to copy into a group, and choose Copy.

2 Expand the Groupsnode.

3 Right-click the group to which you want to add the sites or sectors, andchoose Paste.

The selected sites are added to the group or the selected sectors are added

to the group under the original site name.

To clone a sector at a site

You can quickly clone a sector to create a copy of an existing sector at a site.

All sector settings, carrier assignments, and base station link budget

parameters are copied to the new sector.

1 In the Project Explorer, expand the Sitesnode.

2 Right-click the sector upon which you want the new sector based and

choose Clone.

3 In the Clone Sectordialog box, in theNew Sector Namebox, type a

name for the sector.

4 Click OK.

The new sector is added to the same site as the original sector.

You can also double-click on a site to open the Site Editor.

To add sites or sectors to a group, you can also drag sites or sectors

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To swap site and sector parameters

In the Project Explorer, right-click the two sites for which you want

site and sector parameters swapped and choose Swap Sites.

All site and sector parameters will be swapped (i.e., the site and sectorparameters for Site A will be copied to Site B and vice-versa).

To rename a site

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, right-click the site and

choose Rename.2 Type a new name for the site and press ENTER.

3 In the confirmation dialog box, click Yesto acknowledge that existing

predictions will be deleted.

To refresh the sites list

In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, right-click Sitesand

choose Refresh.

The sites list is ordered alphabetically or numerically, depending on thesite ID.

To delete sites from the Project Explorer


To delete one site, in the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory,

right-click a site, choose Delete, and click Yesto confirm the

deletion.

To delete multiple sites, in the Project Explorer, in the Sites

category, choose a site and holding-down the Ctrl key, choose

the other sites you want to delete. Right-click and choose Delete,

and click Yesto confirm the deletion.

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To delete sites from the Map window


To delete one site, in the Map window, choose the site,

right-click and choose Delete, and then click Deleteto confirmthe deletion.

To delete multiple sites, in the Map window, use the selection

tools to choose the sites you want to delete, and then right-click

and choose Delete. In the Delete dialog box, click Delete for

each site you want to delete.

To change the antenna for a sector

Each sector assigned to a site must have a valid antenna pattern associated

with it in order to generate predictions. Mentum Planet includes some defaultantenna patterns, but you can add antenna patterns to your project as required.

For more information, see To add antenna pattern files to a project on

page 57.


In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, right-click a site

and choose Edit.

Click the Edit Sitebutton on the Sitetoolbar and choose a site in

the Map window.2 In the Site Editor, in the tree view, choose the sector you want to modify.

3 Click the Linktab.

4 From the Antennalist, choose the antenna you want to use with thesector.

Only antennas that are displayed in the Antennas node are available.

5 If you are using a smart of MIMO antenna, from the Antenna Algorithmlist, choose the algorithm you want to associated with the antenna.

For information on using the Antenna Editor, see the appropriate User

Guide for the technology you are using.

6 Click Applyto apply the changes.

7 Click Closeto close the Site Editor.

Antenna patterns are organized in the Project Data category of the Project

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sector are displayed in color. The icons of antenna patterns that have not

been assigned to sectors, but are located in the Antennas folder of the

project, are displayed in gray.

Using sector placement tools

The Grid Analysis toolbar includes tools that will help you with the placement

of sectors and the positioning of directional antennas.

Find Maximum Point toolfinds the highest point in a region.

This is an aid to finding good locations for sites.

Angle From Line toolmeasures the direction of a line relative

to true north. This can help in the placement of a directional

antenna to serve a section of highway.

Draw Angle tooldraws a line at a specified direction with

respect to true north.

To use the Find Maximum Point tool

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Windowscategory, right-click theCosmetic layer for the Map window and choose Editableif the check box

is not already enabled.

2 If the Grid Analysisand Drawingtoolbars are not visible, choose

View Toolbars, enable the Grid Analysisand Drawingcheck boxesin the Showcolumn, and click OK.

3 If the Map window does not contain a suitable polygon object, such as acounty or census district, click the Polygonbutton on the Drawing

toolbar, and draw a polygon enclosing the area in which you want to find

the highest point.

4 On the Grid Analysistoolbar, click the Find Maximum Pointbuttonand choose the polygon in the Map window.

A point object is generated on the cosmetic layer, showing the point of

highest elevation within the polygon. To obtain the location coordinates,

double-click on the point object.

If you drew the polygon, select it in the Map window, press the DELETE

key to remove it, and make the location of the highest point more

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To use the Angle From Line tool1 In the Project Explorer, in the Windowscategory, right-click the

Cosmetic layer for the Map window and choose Editableif the check box


2 If the Grid Analysisand Drawingtoolbars are not visible, choose

View Toolbars, enable the Grid Analysisand Drawingcheck boxes

in the Showcolumn, and click OK.

3 If the Map window does not contain a suitable line object, such as a road,

click the Linebutton on the Drawingtoolbar, and draw the line for whichyou want to measure the direction.

4 On the Grid Analysistoolbar, click the Angle From Linebutton, andchoose the line in the Map window.

A label is added to the Map window showing the angle of the line with

respect to true north.

To use the Draw Angle tool

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Windowscategory, right-click the

Cosmetic layer for the Map window and choose Editableif the check box


2 If the Grid Analysistoolbar is not visible, choose View Toolbars,enable the Grid Analysischeck box in the Showcolumn, and click OK.

3 On the Grid Analysistoolbar, click the Draw Anglebutton, and then

click anywhere in the Map window.

The Draw Angle dialog box opens.

4 In the Anglebox, type the direction of the line in degrees with respect totrue north.

5 In the Distancebox, type the length of the line in kilometers.

To delete the point object, choose the object in the Map window, and

press the DELETE key to remove it.

To delete the label, in the Windows category of the Project Explorer,

expand the Windows node, and choose the cosmetic layer. Right-click

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6 Click in the Map window where you want the line to begin.

The line is drawn in the Map window.

7 If you want to draw another line, modify the Angleand Distancevalues

as needed, and click in the Map window at the start point of the line.

8 When you have finished drawing lines, close the Draw Angledialog box.

Working with sector groups

You can create groups and assign sites or individual sectors to one or more

groups. You can then use these groups to make selections when performing

certain operations. For example, you could divide the sites in your project into

four groups: North, South, East, and West. You could then choose to generate

predictions only for the sectors that are part of the North and East groups. Anysectors that are not part of these two groups will be ignored.

Groups are organized in the Project Explorer according to whether or not they

are used with Data Manager:

Groups listed under the Shared node are stored in Data Manager

and will be available to other users.

Groups listed under the Local node are not stored in Data

Manager. Even if the project is stored in Data Manager, the

groups under the Local node will not be available to other users.

When you add or remove a site or sector from a group, or delete an entire

group, the sectors are not removed from the Sites list in the Project Explorer.

To create a sector group

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, right-click the Groupsnode and do one of the following:

Choose New Localto create a local group. The Add New

Local Group dialog box opens.

Choose New Sharedto create a shared group. The Add NewShared Group dialog box opens.

2 Type a name for the new group and click OK.

The group is added to either the Local or Shared node, under the Groups

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3 Choose one or more sites or sectors from the Siteslist or from another

group and drag them to the group.

To display a group in a Map window

In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, right-click a group and

choose View.A new layer is created in the Map window that shows only the sites in the

group. For information on working with map layers, see the appropriate

User Guide for the technology you are using.

Editing sector groups

You can rename or delete groups. You can also remove sites and sectors from

groups. When you delete a group or remove sites or sectors from a group, the

sites or sectors are removed from the group or the Groups node, but remain

under the Sites node in the Project Explorer.

You can also use the Tabular Editor to quickly edit sector group assignments.

For more information, see the appropriate User Guide for the technology you

are using.

You can use the Invert Selection option to select all of the sites and sectors

that are notpart of a group. When the Invert Selection command is enabled

for a group, a check mark appears beside the menu command. When the

Invert Selection option is enabled, all sectors that are notpart of the group will

be selected.

To rename a group

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, right-click the group and

choose Rename.

2 Type a new name for the group and press ENTER.

You can also right-click either Local or Shared and choose New to

create a new group under the chosen node.

You can also choose one or more sites or sectors in the Project

Explorer, right-click and choose Copy, then right-click the group and

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To remove a site or sector from a group

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, expand the group you wantto edit.

2 In the group, right-click the site or sector you want to remove and chooseRemove From Group.

To delete a group

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, expand Groups, right-

click the group and choose Delete.

2 In the Mentum Planet dialog box, click Yes.

The group is deleted from the Groups node in the Project Explorer, but the

sites and sectors in the group are not deleted.

To refresh the groups list

In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, right-click Groups

and choose Refresh.

The groups list is ordered alphabetically.

To invert a group selection

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, expand Groups, right-click the group and choose Invert Selection.

The Invert Selection option is enabled, and all sectors that are notpart of

the group will be selected.

2 To turn off the Invert Selection option, right-click the group and choose

Invert Selectionagain.

To edit groups from the Site Properties dialog box

You can assign sectors to groups or edit the groups to which a sector isassigned on the Sectors tab in the Site Properties dialog box.

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, expand Groupsor Sites,right-click the site you want to edit and choose Edit.

2 In the Site Propertiesdialog box, click the Sectorstab.

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4 In the Group Optionsdialog box, do either of the following and click

OK:

To add a sector to a group, enable the check box beside the

group.

To remove a sector from a group, clear the check box beside the

group

5 In the Site Propertiesdialog box, click Apply, and then click Close.

Working with flags

Flags are properties that you can use to identify sectors as having certain

characteristics (conditions). You can create multiple flags, and each flag can

have multiple conditions, but you can assign only one condition per flag to asector. The conditions of a flag should be a set of related but mutually

exclusive values.

Once you have assigned flag conditions to your sectors, you can enable

specific flags using the check boxes under the Flags node in the Project

Explorer. When you enable a flag condition in the Project Explorer, the flag

icon changes from gray to color, indicating that the flag has active conditions.

When you right-click the Flags node in the Project Explorer and choose a

command, only the sectors that have been assigned conditions for the enabled

flags will be used.

Example

If you wanted to generate predictions for a new network based on sector status

and location, you could create the flags and conditions shown in Figure 1.2.

Figure 1.2 Flags node in the Project Explorer. In this example, there are 3 sites

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You would then assign one Status flag condition and one Location flag

condition to each sector in your network. Figure 1.3shows how you would

assign a Status of Active and a Location of South to a sector.

Figure 1.3 Assigning flag conditions to a sector

You could then generate predictions based on both the status and location of a

sector. For example, if you only wanted to generate predictions for active

sectors located in the central or south, you would enable the Active condition

for the Status flag and the Central and South conditions for the Location flag,

as shown in Figure 1.2. In this example, the flag filter would identify sites

where the Location flag is Central ORSouthANDthe Status flag is Active.

To create a flag

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, right-click Flagsandchoose New.

2 In the Add New Flagdialog box, type a name for the flag, and click OK.The name must contain only alphanumeric characters with no spaces.

The new flag is added to the Project Explorer tree view in the Sites

category. The new empty flag appears in the tree view under Flags.

To add a condition

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, right-click a flag andchoose New Condition.

2 In the Add New Conditiondialog box, type a name for the newcondition, and click OK.

The new condition is added to the Project Explorer tree view under the

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To apply a flag condition to a sector

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, right-click the sector andchoose Set Flags.

The Flags dialog box opens.

2 In the Flag List, choose the flag conditions you want to apply from thelist in the Conditioncolumn.

3 When you have finished setting flag conditions, click OK.

To apply flag conditions to one or more sites


In the Project Explorer, choose one or more sites, right-click

and choose Global EditCommon.

In the Map window, use the Marquee Selecttool to choose one

or more sites, and then choose EditGlobal EditCommon.

The Common Global Edit dialog box opens.

2 From the Selectionlist, choose Selection, if it is not already chosen.

3 In the List of Columns to Update, expand the Flagsdata field.

4 Locate the row for the flag you want to assign, and from the list in the

Valuecolumn, choose the condition you want to apply.5 Enable the check box for the flag, if it is not already enabled.

6 When you have finished setting flag conditions, click OK.

7 In the Confirmdialog box, click Yes.

To display sectors based on flag conditions

You can quickly locate sectors identified with certain flags and conditions.

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, expand the Flagsnode,

then expand the individual flag nodes you want to view.

2 Enable the check boxes for the flag conditions you want to display.

3 Right-click the Flagsnode and choose View.

A new layer is added to the Map window, showing the sites with the

chosen flag conditions. For information on working with map layers, see

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Editing flags and conditions

You can edit flags and conditions when you need to refine them. You can also

use the Tabular Editor to quickly edit flags and conditions for a group of

sectors. For information on working with map layers, see the appropriate UserGuide for the technology you are using.

You can use the Invert Conditions option to select all of the sites and sectors

that have notbeen assigned the enabled flag conditions. When the Invert

Conditions option is enabled, a check mark appears beside the menu

command. The option remains enabled until you right-click the Flags node

and choose Invert Conditions again.

To rename a flag

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, right-click a flag andchoose Rename.

2 Type a new name for the flag and press ENTER.

To rename a condition

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, right-click the conditionand choose Rename.

2 Type a new name for the condition and press ENTER.

To delete a flag or condition

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, right-click a flag orcondition and choose Delete.

2 In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes.

To invert flag conditions

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, right-click the Flagsnode

and choose Invert Conditions.The Invert Conditions option is enabled, and all of the sites and sectors

that have notbeen assigned the enabled flag conditions will be selected.

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Modifying sector symbols for individual sites

Sites and sectors are displayed using the sector display scheme you associate

with the sector.

To modify sector symbols for multiple sites, you can define a sector displayscheme and use the Tabular Editor to associate it to multiple sectors. For more

see the appropriate User Guide for the technology you are using.

To modify color and symbol settings for individual sites

1 In theSite Editor, in the tree view, choose the sector you want to modify

in the tree view.

2 Click the Generaltab.

3 From the Sector Display Schemeslist, choose the scheme you want toassociate with the sector.

On those sector display schemes are appear beneath the Sector Display

Schemes node in the Project Explorer are available.

4 In the Site Editor, click Apply.

5 Click Close.

Customizing sector symbols for multiple sites

You can customize sector symbols by creating and applying sector display

schemes based on sector properties such as:

the antenna height

the antenna beamwidth

the PA power

Uplink loading

You can also use sector display schemes to show the relationship between

sectors and repeaters or between sectors and non co-located sectors. Sector

display schemes are saved as .xml files. Figure 1.4shows a sector display

scheme.

The rotation angle of sector symbols is defined by the azimuth of the

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Figure 1.4 Sector display scheme showing various symbol types, colors, and sizes.

Within one sector display scheme you can define settings for various

technologies. Sector display schemes are saved in the Sector Display Scheme

folder within your project.

You can apply sector display schemes to sector groups, to sectors assigned

specific flags, or to all sectors. Sector display schemes are not dynamic. If you

apply a sector display scheme but then change the value of the sector property

upon which the scheme is based, the sector symbol is not automatically

updated. You must reapply the sector display scheme in order to see your

changes reflected in the Map window.

You can also define an active sector display scheme that will be used when

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To create a sector display scheme

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Project Datacategory, right-click theSector Display Schemesnode and choose New.

2 Type a name for the new sector display scheme and click OK.

The Sector Display Scheme dialog box opens.

3 From the Technologylist, choose the technology of the sectors for whichyou are creating the sector display scheme.

You can define sector display scheme settings for different technologies

within the same one sector display scheme.

4 In the Display Optionssection, enable the check boxes for the settingsyou want to specify for the sector display scheme.

If you clear a check box, settings for that display option are not used.

5 If you enabled the Symbolcheck box, click the Symboltab.


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6 From the Omni-directional Antennalist, choose the symbol you want to

use to represent omni-directional antennas (i.e., antennas that have a 360

degree horizontal beamwidth).

7 From the Sectorized Antennalist, choose the symbol you want to use torepresent antennas that have a horizontal beamwidth less than 360

degrees.

The Arrow symbol displays sectors based on the direction of the antenna

without any reference to the beamwidth. All other symbols display both

the direction of the antenna and the beamwidth. The width of the symbol

represents the horizontal beamwidth. The accuracy of the symbols is

within 10 degrees.

8 In the Backgroundsection, choose one of the following options:

Noneno background is displayed.

Halothe symbol is outlined with a white border.

Borderthe symbol is outlined with a black border.

9 In the Effectssection, enable any of the following check boxes:

Drop Shadowa drop shadow is displayed beneath the symbol.

Boldthe symbol is displayed in bold.

10 If you are creating a sector display scheme for statistical data, click the

Databutton to view detailed statistics and, once you have finishedviewing the data, click Close.

11 If you enabled the Colorcheck box, click the Colortab.


To base color on a property, choose the Based on Property

option, and then choose the sector property for which you want

to specify a color.

To base color on an identifier, choose the Based on Identifier

option, and then choose the setting for which you want to specifya color.

Default values are displayed for some properties and identifiers.


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13 Do any of the following:

To change the color associated with a value, click the color in

the Colorcolumn, choose a new color, and click OK.

To add a value, click Add, choose a value from the list ofavailable values or type a value in the box, and click OK.

To add multiple identifiers (e.g., based on propagation models,

antenna files, or technology), click the Lookup & Add All

button.

To delete a value, choose a row in the table and click Delete. If

the value you are deleting is a flag condition, all conditions in

the table are deleted.

14 Repeat Step 13to add, delete, or change a value.

15 If you enabled the Sizecheck box, click the Sizetab.

16 From the Propertyto Use list, choose the property you want to use todetermine the size of the sector symbol.

For more information on the properties available, press the F1 key.

17 In the Property Valuesection, specify the range of the property value inthe Fromand Toboxes.

18 In the Point Sizesection, specify the range of the symbol point size in the

Fromand Toboxes.The symbol size will be determined by the values you specified in Step

17. Values that fall outside the specified range will be increased up to the

minimum value or reduced to the maximum level. For example, if you

chose Height as the property value and defined the From value as 20

meters and the To value as 100 meters, then all sectors that have a

height of 20 or less will use the point size you defined in the From box

and all sectors that have a height of 100 or more will use the point size

you defined in the To box. The symbol size of sectors with a height that

falls between the From and To values will be interpolated linearly usingthe From and To values defined in the Point Size section.

19 If you enabled the Relationshipcheck box, click the Relationshiptab.
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20 If you want to define a display scheme to represent the relationship

between a site and a repeater, do the following in the Repeaterssection:

Choose a line style from the Styleslist.

Click the color square and choose a line color.

Choose the line width from the Widthlist.

21 If you want to define a display scheme to represent the relationshipbetween a site and a non co-located sector, do the following in the Non

Co-located Sectorssection:

Choose a line style from the Styleslist.

Click the color square and choose a line color.

Choose the line width from the Widthlist.

22 Repeat Step 3to Step 21to define sector display scheme settings foradditional technologies.

23 Click OKto save sector display scheme settings.

The sector display scheme is added under the Sector Display Schemes

node in the Project Explorer. Sector display schemes are saved as .xml

files.

To define an active sector display scheme

The active sector display scheme is used when you place a new site. If there isno active sector display scheme, the default symbol, size, and color are used.

1 In the Project Datacategory, expand the Sector Display Schemesnode.

2 Right-click a sector display scheme and choose Active.

The icons associated with sector display schemes indicate which sector

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Figure 1.5 Sector Display Schemes node in the Project Explorer

To add a sector display scheme

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Project Datacategory, right-click SectorDisplay Schemesand choose Add.

2 In the dialog box that opens, navigate to where the sector display scheme

file (.xml) is stored and click Open.

To apply a sector display scheme

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Project Datacategory, expand the Sector

Display Schemesnode.

2 Right-click the display scheme you want to apply and choose Apply.

3 In the Sector Selection dialog box, choose the group to which you wantto apply the scheme and click OK.

Sectors that meet the criteria defined in the sector display scheme are

modified accordingly.

You can also apply a sector display scheme from the Sites category of

the Project Explorer. Right-click the Flags node, a group within the

Groups node, or the Sites node, and choose Sector Display Scheme. In the

Select Scheme dialog box, choose the sector display scheme you want to

apply or choose Default Symbol, and click Apply.

Active sector display scheme

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To apply the default sector symbol

You can apply the default sector symbol, size, and color to remove sector

display schemes that are visible in the Map window.

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, right-click the Sitesnodeand choose Sector Display SchemeApply.

2 In the Select Schemedialog box, choose Default Symbol, and click

Apply.

To update sector relationships

The SiteFile_Relation layer, which displays the relationship between sectors

and repeaters or sectors and non co-located sectors, does not automatically

update when you move the location of a site, repeater, or non co-located site.

1 In the Project Explorer, in the Sitescategory, right-click the Sitesnode

and choose Sector Display SchemeRefresh Relationship.

Obsolete lines illustrating sector relationships are removed from the Mapwindow.

2 In the Project Explorer, in the Project Datacategory, expand the Sector

Display Schemesnode.

3 Right-click the display scheme you want to apply and choose Apply.

4 In the Sector Selection dialog box, choose the group to which you wantto apply the scheme and click OK.

Sectors that meet the criteria defined in the sector display scheme are

modified accordingly, and lines illustrating sector relationships are re-drawn.

When you get a project from Data Manager, the default sector symbol

is used. You must reapply the sector display scheme to see changes.

Similarly, if you make any changes to sector properties after you have applied

a sector display scheme, you will need to reapply the sector display scheme

to see changes.

To remove sector relationships from the Map window, in the Windows

category of the Project Explorer, expand the Windows node, expand

the Map Windows node, expand the Site File node, and choose

SiteFile_Relation. Right-click and choose Remove.


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