Wireless high-speed data network planning tool
First Claim
1. A computer readable medium encoded with a computer program which, when executed by a computer, serves as a network planning tool by performing steps of:
- (1) assigning total output power values for plural modeled cells of a modeled wireless communications network;
(2) distributing modeled plural user equipment unit among the plural cells;
(3) determining, for a first modeled cell, transmit power needed for services and channels in the first modeled cell other than power for a high speed downlink packet service;
(4) using needed transmit power as determined by step (3) for determining power available in the first modeled cell for the high speed downlink packet service;
(5) using power available as determined by step (4) for determining received power at a modeled first user equipment unit on a high speed downlink packet service data channel;
(6) determining total interference received by the modeled first user equipment unit from the plural cells;
(7) using received high speed service data channel power as determined by step (5) and total interference as determined by step (6) for determining a high speed downlink packet service data rate for the modeled first user equipment unit;
(8) performing step (5) through step (7) for the plural modeled user equipment units in the modeled first cell and using the high speed downlink packet service data rates for the plural modeled user equipment units to obtain a high speed downlink packet service data rate for the modeled first cell;
generating an output which can be used for network planning.
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Abstract
Tools and methods are provided to model and simulate the high-speed data channel and the traffic scheduling function, and tools and methods to simultaneously simulate the high-speed data channel and other voice and data services sharing the same radio carrier. The tools and methods estimate the quality of service and the capacity of the high-speed data channel, and also estimate the impact of the high-speed data channels on the quality of service and traffic capacity of other voice and data services on the same radio channel. The tools and method can be used in a wireless network planning tool to analyze a network that uses a radio carrier exclusively for high-speed data channels, such as cdma2000 EV-DO. The tools and method can also be used to analyze a network that combines high-speed data channels and CDMA based services on the same radio carrier, such as cdma2000 EV-DV or WCDMA HSDPA.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer readable medium encoded with a computer program which, when executed by a computer, serves as a network planning tool by performing steps of:
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(1) assigning total output power values for plural modeled cells of a modeled wireless communications network; (2) distributing modeled plural user equipment unit among the plural cells; (3) determining, for a first modeled cell, transmit power needed for services and channels in the first modeled cell other than power for a high speed downlink packet service; (4) using needed transmit power as determined by step (3) for determining power available in the first modeled cell for the high speed downlink packet service; (5) using power available as determined by step (4) for determining received power at a modeled first user equipment unit on a high speed downlink packet service data channel; (6) determining total interference received by the modeled first user equipment unit from the plural cells; (7) using received high speed service data channel power as determined by step (5) and total interference as determined by step (6) for determining a high speed downlink packet service data rate for the modeled first user equipment unit; (8) performing step (5) through step (7) for the plural modeled user equipment units in the modeled first cell and using the high speed downlink packet service data rates for the plural modeled user equipment units to obtain a high speed downlink packet service data rate for the modeled first cell; generating an output which can be used for network planning. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20)
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10. A method of modeling and testing a configuration of a wireless communications network comprising:
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(1) assigning total output power values for modeled plural cells of a modeled wireless communications network; (2) distributing plural user equipment unit among the modeled plural cells; (3) using a computer to determine, for a modeled first cell, transmit power needed for services and channels in the modeled first cell other than power for a high speed downlink packet service; (4) using needed transmit power as determined by step (3) for determining by the computer power available in the modeled first cell for the high speed downlink packet service; (5) using power available as determined by step (4) for determining by the computer received power at a modeled first user equipment unit on a high speed downlink packet service data channel; (6) using the computer to determine total interference received by the modeled first user equipment unit from the modeled plural cells; (7) using received high speed service data channel power as determined by step (5) and total interference as determined by step (6) for determining by the computer a high speed downlink packet service data rate for the modeled first user equipment unit; (8) performing step (5) through step (7) for the modeled plural user equipment units in the modeled first cell and using the high speed downlink packet service data rates for the modeled plural user equipment units to obtain a high speed downlink packet service data rate for the modeled first cell; and (9) generating by the computer and using an output for network planning. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22)
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