GSM Indoor Cell Planning – 2 days

COURSE
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, the participant will:

• Understand why indoor solutions are needed and how they can be integrated with the existing
outdoor networks.

• Have an understanding of the type of antenna system to use, the number of antennas required
and where to position them in order to maximize coverage and capacity while minimizing
interference.

• Be able to control traffic to and from an indoor cell as desired by using parameters and features.

• Enjoy the benefits of having performed some practical and realistic case studies.

SUITABLE FOR: Those involved in planning and building a GSM network with indoor cells.

PREREQUISITES: GSM System Overview and GSM Cell Planning courses or equivalent knowledge.

CONTENTS: GSM phones are increasingly being used as the only office phone, at the same time as wireless data
services like HSCSD, GPRS and EDGE have been introduced into GSM networks. We look at how
indoor coverage and quality need to be upgraded in pace with this development. We consider how this
improved Quality of Service (QoS) is achieved through the appropriate design and installation of
indoor cells. The different types of applications are described, together with the design of each type to
meet the needs of public and business solutions. The learning process is enhanced through a
practical and realistic case study.

The Indoor Design Process & Capacity
Dimensioning
• The indoor design process step by step
• Traffic and subscriber trends in a business
environment
• Voice and data traffic usage and calculations
• SDCCH usage and calculations for an indoor
cell
BTS & Antenna Systems
• BTS and repeater applications
• Distributed antenna system via coax cable
System Design
• Design levels for indoor cells
• Antenna and leaky feeder placement
• Indoor propagation estimations
• Link budgets for buildings and tunnels
• System design ideas and considerations
Frequency Planning & Parameter Settings
• Frequency planning scenarios
• Frequency reuse between and inside
buildings
Indoor Cell Planning Case Study
The participants will be given the task of
dimensioning the TCH and SDCCH traffic for an
indoor cell and designing the system with
required signal level, antenna placements,
feeder runs etc. Link budget calculations as well
as estimations of total cost for the project are
also included. Equipment for real life testing and
verifying of the proposed design is available

• Distributed antenna system via optical fibre • Parameter settings in both idle and active
mode
• Leaky feeder solutions
• Traffic control between the indoor and
• Integrated antennas in BTS and repeaters outdoor network

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