GSM Network Planning

Posted by wireless on Sunday, August 23, 2009

Network Planning Criteria and Targets

Network planning is a complicated process consisting of several phases.
The final target for the network planning process is to define the network
design, which is then built as a cellular network.
A summary of the main factors affecting network planning are listed below:
• Market analysis
– Competitor analysis
– Potential customers
– User profiles: services required and usage
• Customer requirements
– Coverage requirements
– Capacity requirements
– Quality targets: call setup success, drop call rate, etc.
– Financial limitations
– Future deployment plans
• Environment factors and other boundary conditions
– Area topography
– Hotspot locations
– Available frequency band
– Recommended base transceiver station (BTS) locations

Network Planning Process Steps

• The network planning process consists of several
phases, which can be combined at a higher level to main
phases that differ depending on the logics.

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