Viewing the Prediction Results

Display the results from the network planning simulation.

  1. View the cell area to determine which site is received best (depending on the location and defined settings).
    1. In the tree, expand Results: Network to view the network planning results.
    2. In the tree, click Cell Area to determine which site is received best.
    Figure 1. The cell area showing which site is received best for each receiver pixel.


  2. View the best server for each receiver pixel.
    1. In the tree, expand Results: Network to view the network planning results.
    2. In the tree, click Best server to determine the best server for each receiver pixel.
    Figure 2. The best server result for each pixel. Note that Site 1 and Site 2 use the same carrier.


  3. View the received power for cell assignment.
    1. In the tree, expand Results: Network to view the network planning results.
    2. In the tree, expand Cell Assignment and click Received Power.
    Figure 3. The received power for the cell assignment.


  4. View the Signal-to-Noise-and-Interference Ratio (SNIR).
    1. In the tree, expand Results: Network to view the network planning results.
    2. In the tree, expand Cell Assignment and click DL: SNIR (max).
    Figure 4. The SNIR is low in the lower-left quadrant.


  5. View the interference results.
    1. In the tree, expand Results: Network to view the network planning results.
    2. In the tree, expand Cell Assignment and click Pilot: Interference.
    Figure 5. The interference in the lower-left quadrant is high because Site 1 and Site 2 are on the same carrier.


    The interference occurs because both sites emit an individual signal on the same frequency. This can be changed by either assigning different carriers or by keeping the same carriers but making them transmit the same signal, so the signal from one is no longer the interference of the other.1
  6. View the minimum transmit power to determine if the chosen modulation scheme can be used.
    1. In the tree, expand Results: Network to view the network planning results.
    2. In the tree, expand 64 QAM - R=3_4 and click DL: Min Tx Power BS.
    Figure 6. In white areas, the chosen modulation scheme cannot be used (a slower one may still work).


  7. View the data rate to determine if communication is possible for the chosen scheme.
    1. In the tree, expand Results: Network to view the network planning results.
    2. In the tree, expand 64 QAM - R=3_4 and click DL: Data Rate.
    Figure 7. In non-white areas, communication can take place at the data-rate of the chosen scheme.


1 See Figure 6, under Transmitted Signal.