CellDesigner Suite: Basic Course

Target Audience
First time users of the tool(s) selected for the class. This class is required for users to be eligible for customer support.

 

Pre-Requisite
Wireless Communications Overview or equivalent knowledge.

 

Goals
This class covers one technology in one or more CellDesigner Suite tools. Designed for first-time users, the class introduces students to the concepts behind the selected tools and helps in understanding all the inputs and outputs for each tool. Students are presented to the several parameters that should be configured in the selected tool to be able to create their own projects later. The selected demo project and technology may vary. Check the website listing for the next public classes offerings. Closed courses can be customized to use the customer’s own data in the class.

 

Course Syllabus
The syllabus and length of this class varies depending on the tools selected. The following is a brief syllabus for each of the tools along with the duration of the class.

 

CellDesigner – 3 days
Note: A subset of this syllabus might be used for the 1-day CellDesigner classes required by other courses
Pre-Requisite: none

  • Directory structure and file types
  • Menus structure
  • GIS database used by the tool
  • Presentation Resources
  • Vectors/Regions
  • System Parameters
  • Service Classes
  • Service Configuration
  • Terminal Configuration
  • Environment Configuration
  • Moving/creating cell sites
  • Configuring cell sites
  • Phase, Areas and Flags
  • Propagation Models
  • Measurement menu
  • Executing Measurements
  • Prediction Thresholds
  • Interference Predictions
  • Prediction Detail
  • Printing Predictions
  • Profile
  • Creating Traffic
  • Simulating Traffic
  • Fixed Subscribers

Backhaul Planning – 1 day
Pre-Requisite: 1 day CellDesigner class

  • Creating Links
  • Configuring Radios
  • Understanding ITU Recommendations
  • Configuring Tx/Rx Data
  • Link Profiles
  • Link Performance Report
  • Link Interference Analysis
  • Multi-Hop Analysis

Integration of Field Measurement Data – 1 day

Pre-Requisite: 1 day CellDesigner class

  • CelView Visualization Features
    • Working with Multiple Views
    • Displaying Vectors
    • Displaying Regions
    • Displaying Drive-test data
    • Displaying Predictions
    • GIS Database Information
  • Best Practice Rules to Collect Statistically Valid Samples
  • Analyzing Drive Test Samples
  • Filtering Measurement Files
  • Calibrating Propagation Model

Automatic Frequency Planning (AFP) – 2 days

Pre-Requisite: 3 days CellDesigner class

  • CelView Visualization Features
    • Working with Multiple Views
    • Displaying Vectors
    • Displaying Regions
    • Displaying Drive-test data
    • Displaying Predictions
    • GIS Database Information
  • Optimization parameters - AFP
    • Signal thresholds
    • Quality criteria
    • Definition of Outage
    • Power control
    • Analysis direction
  • Neighbor list
    • Creation
    • Filtering
    • Hand-off parameters
    • Editing the list
  • Interference matrix
    • Connectivity
    • Priority regions
    • Outage table
    • Editing the matrix
  • Frequency plan
    • AFP constraints
    • Definition of penalties
    • Channel planning
    • Plan refinement
  • Code plan
    • IDCell, PermBase, etc

Automatic Cell Planning (ACP) – 1 day

Pre-Requisite: 3 days CellDesigner class

  • CelView Visualization Features
    • Working with Multiple Views
    • Displaying Vectors
    • Displaying Regions
    • Displaying Drive-test data
    • Displaying Predictions
    • GIS Database Information
  • Directories structure
    • Root directory
    • Traffic folders
    • Other input folders
  • Using CelSelect to Choose Best Sites
    • Enhancement parameters - ACP
      Types of enhancement: tilt, height, type, azimuth, power
    • Signal thresholds
    • Traffic constraints
    • Improvement/deterioration table
    • ACP criteria table
  • Enhancement Process
    • Grades x improvement analysis
    • Selection of improvement parameters
    • Exporting ACP improvements to CellDesigner

GIS Database Editor – 0.5 day

Pre-Requisite: none

  • Understanding GIS in CellDesigner
  • Understanding GIS Resolution
  • Converting GIS from other Formats
  • Decimating GIS files
  • Carving GIS files Using Vectors
  • Carving GIS files Using Regions
  • Modifying Clutter Heights and Types
  • Other Tools Within CelData

Course Type: Private Class

 

Course Length: Varies, based on CellDesigner configuration and end-user's requirements.

 

Please contact our Sales Team to obtain more information on this course.

 

 


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Private Classes Available

We also offer private, instructor-led classes to organizations.

These classes can be customized to your group's needs & backgrounds and can be taught on-site at your facilities, in our office in Reston, Virginia, USA or as an Online session in a virtual classroom*.

 

Please contact our Sales Team to obtain more information on purchasing a private class for your organization.

 
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