PLATON [Planning Tool for Mobile Radio Networks]

Author

Esposito, Cesare ; Willard, Catherine

Author_Institution

Mobile Communications, TDF-C2R, Metz, France

Volume

1

fYear

1993

fDate

12-15 Oct 1993

Firstpage

387

Abstract

PLATON is a RACE project which will provide methods for the layout of UMTS radio networks. Those methods will be integrated in a software tool which from a set of teleservices, their traffic distribution and a geographical terrain database will give the best configuration of cells according to grade of service, use of the spectrum and cost. The main achievements concern the software structure and such parameters as a library of cell architectures, quality of service requirements, propagation characteristics, soft handoff variables and mobility issues upon which the radioplanning is based

Keywords

cellular radio; geographic information systems; planning; radio networks; radio spectrum management; radiowave propagation; software tools; structured programming; telecommunication traffic; PLATON; UMTS radio networks; configuration of cells; geographical terrain database; mobile radio network planning; mobility issues; propagation characteristics; quality of service requirements; soft handoff variables; software structure; software tool; teleservices; traffic distribution; 3G mobile communication; Computer architecture; Costs; Databases; Land mobile radio; Radio network; Software libraries; Software quality; Software tools; Telecommunication traffic;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Universal Personal Communications, 1993. Personal Communications: Gateway to the 21st Century. Conference Record., 2nd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Ottawa, Ont.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1396-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICUPC.1993.528411

Filename

528411