Document No.

Product Name GENEX U-Net

Target Audience Product Version V200R001C03B010

Compiling Radio Network Planning

Document Version V1.0
Department General Technology Dept.

GENEX U-NET V200R001C03

Product Description

Edited by: Yang Hui Date: 2007-01-25

Reviewed by: Date:

Reviewed by: Date:

Approved by: Date:

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

January 2007
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Table of Contents

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1 Introduction to GENEX U-NET..................................................................................................... 4

1.1 Modular Structure of GENEX U-Net.....................................................................................4
1.2 Product Application.............................................................................................................. 5
1.3 Product Application Scenario...............................................................................................6

2 Product Characteristics............................................................................................................... 7

3 Major Functions............................................................................................................................ 8

4 Configuration.............................................................................................................................. 12

5 Equipment and Data Import/Export Interfaces.........................................................................14

5.1 Supported interfaces.......................................................................................................... 14
5.2 Data import/export.............................................................................................................. 15

6 Reliability..................................................................................................................................... 17

7 U-Net Technical Indexes............................................................................................................ 18

7.1 Performance Indexes......................................................................................................... 18
7.2 System Configuration Indexes........................................................................................... 18
7.3 Electric Indexes.................................................................................................................. 20
7.4 Environmental Requirements............................................................................................. 20

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1 Introduction to GENEX U-NET

GENEX U-Net is a radio planning tool that fully supports the technologies of
GSM,GPRS-EDGE, CDMA IS95, WCDMA/UMTS/HSDPA, CDMA
2000/1xRTT/1xEVDO, and TD-SCDMA wireless networks. It provides friendly user
interfaces and enables wide applications and fine openness. U-Net offers overall
supports for wireless communication operators, including initial network design,
network planning and construction, network expansion, and expansion planning.
GENEX U-Net enables powerful engineering planning ability. An open, upgradeable
and flexible technical information system, it can be easily integrated with other IT
systems. With leading technologies, it improves productivity and shortens delivery
time.
GENEX U-Net includes seven modules: base module, 3G planning module,
measurement module, GSM automatic frequency planning (AFP) module, and
microwave module, DT module (using 2G drive test data to help 3G coverage
prediction), RND module, UAP /MPM module. Among the modules, the base module
is mandatory, while the other four are optional based on the planning objective. The
default configuration for 3G network planning includes the base module, 3G module,
measurement module, RND module, and UAP /MPM module.

1.1 Modular Structure of GENEX U-Net

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 The base module is an mandatory module; it offers GSM-TDMA network

planning and coverage calculation functions;
3G module, measurement module, AFP module, microwave module, DT module,
UAP /MPM module and RND module can be configured selectively.

1.2 Product Application

GENEX series software has become necessary network planning and optimization
tools for Huawei’s engineers. With the wide deployment of Huawei’s radio network
planning projects abroad, GENEX series tools have been used by more and more
operators and design institutes in implementing professional planning and
optimization projects. The products have won praises and trusts from customers.
At present, GENEX series software has been applied in commercial networks of
many countries and regions, including Hong Kong, UAE, the Netherlands, Tunis,
Bulgaria, Portugal, Czech, Russia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Mauritius, Egypt, Libya,
Brazil, and Mexico.
By May 2006, GENEX series tools had been put to trial/use by customers in more
than 20 provinces and municipalities in China.
U-Net application:

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 Many domestic mobile companies and design academies are using U-Net for
network planning and simulation.
 All Huawei commercial networks are planned by using U-Net.
In over 20 overseas CDMA commercial offices and dozens of WCDMA commercial
offices and pilot offices, U-Net is used for software planning.

1.3 Product Application Scenario

 Before the planning and during SOC, U-Net can be used to implement pre-
planning on the customer’s network construction objects to work out the site
scale and resource configurations of the target network. It can specify multi-
phase network construction and expansion schemes, helping network maturity
by phases and managing investments reasonably.
 Used in planning projects, before network constructions. For 3G network
constructions, 2G resources can be fully used to assist 3G planning if available,
including sites location, drive test data, and traffic information. If 2G resources
are not available, U-Net can help the user consider investments and returns. Via
intelligent model correction, simulation and prediction, and point analysis, U-Net
ensures fine network construction effects and protects investments;
 When multiple networks co-exist, U-Net can be used to guide co-network
planning;
 Used in network construction and expansion. It can be used for parameter
planning and simulation. Analysis can be made on network coverage and quality
under different parameter settings to get reasonable parameter configurations
and ensure the best network quality;
 Used during network optimization. It can prediction the effect of the network
optimization scheme and evaluate adjustment risks. It continuously uses test
data to correct models, hence enabling benign circulation.

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2 Product Characteristics

 Advanced network design functions: high-performance propagation calculation

engine, supporting multi-layer and hierarchical network planning; in full supports
to the planning of GSM,GPRS-EDGE, CDMA IS95,WCDMA / UMTS/HSDPA,
CDMA 2000/1xRTT/1xEVDO, and TD-SCDMA networks; supporting 2G/3G co-
network planning;
 Integrated with Huawei’s network planning and optimization experiences over the
past 10 years; mature product functions meet the actual wireless network
planning requirements and enable precise planning results;
 Open technical information platform: U-Net can be connected with different
systems, third-party models and tools via the API interface. New functions can
be customized expediently, always keeping the leading position in technologies;
 Advanced distributed and parallel algorithms and the dual-resolution path loss
matrix strategy can efficiently improve hardware system usage; coverage
prediction and simulation can be worked out more fast and effectively;
 Advanced memory management system, enabling highly efficient prediction and
simulation; permitting the operations of multiple items; enabling convenient data
post-processing, general reports, and rich intermediate results;
 Advanced geographic information system. Supporting geographic data in
multiple text formats and various resolutions; enabling the integration with
different GISs;
 Providing the network pre-planning function; enabling link budget, network
estimation, and resource estimation; engineers can have clear and correct
understanding about planning objects;
 Efficiently using the rich resources of 2G network in planning the 3G network;
supporting the use of 2G drive test data in assisting 3G coverage prediction;
using 2G traffic information in assisting 3G simulation;
 10 typical propagation models are built in for planning and prediction in multiple
scenes; third-party ray tracing propagation model can be integrated; supporting
model duplication and automatic model correction;
 Rich and humanistic functions, including point analysis, automatic/manual
neighbours planning, frequency planning, and scrambling code allocation;
 Based on the Windows operation system; providing friendly user interface;
providing stand-alone versions and floating-license versions; in the stand-alone
version, the system can be operated in the portable PC without configuring
database; in the floating-license versions, resources are reasonably used and
allocated; database management is supported.

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3 Major Functions

Function Description

1. Supporting technologies Fully supporting the planning of GSM, GPRS-EDGE,

of all mainstream wireless WCDMA/UMTS/HSDPA, CDMA IS95, TD-SCDMA, and
networks CDMA2000/1xRTT/1xEVDO networks

Supporting the co-network planning between different networks

(including those using different technologies); data can be shared
2. Supporting co-network
among different networks; supporting automatic neighbours
planning
planning between different systems, such as GSM/UMTS,
GSM/GPRS, and CDMA/CDMA2000.

10 ordinary propagation models are built in; supporting model

duplication and correction; AIP interface is used to support third-
party propagation models (such as Vacalno/ Wavesight/ Winprop
3. Integrating multiple ray tracing propagation models); using advanced propagation
propagation modules; calculation engine, for example providing dual-resolution path loss
providing the API open matrix for each transmitter; different propagation models can be
interface to support third- defined by sectors, base stations and areas.
party propagation models In processing the clutter height information, a standard
propagation model can be used to count in indoor clutter losses.
In the API interface of the propagation model, an interface is
added for accessing the second antenna direction map.

Supporting multiple map formats and types; supporting multi-layer

display of maps with various resolutions; the highest precision can
4. Powerful GIS function
reach 1m; memory can be reasonably managed when the map is
big in order to guarantee display efficiency.

5. The measurement
Supporting the import of CW test data and test handset
module supports the import
measurement data; performing automatic model correction;
and analysis of multiple
supporting data statistics and analysis
types of test data

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Function Description

Supporting WCDMA/HSDPA networks; enabling link budget

(estimating cell radius), network estimation (estimating base
6. Network pre-planning station quantity), and CE/Iub estimation. Reports can be output
function according to different regional types and years; laying a foundation
for network pre-planning and investment estimate of network
construction.

Coverage prediction based on drive tests; using the drive test data
7. Supporting 3G coverage
of the existing network (e.g. 2G network) to prediction 3G network
prediction based on 2G
coverage, hence effectively improving precision and efficiency of
drive test data
network coverage prediction.

The analysis check compares the imported drive test data with the
predicted data in a U-Net project, and employs the statistical
sheets and graphics to display the discrepancies between the two
data. At present, the analysis check supports WCDMA projects
only.
8. Network Planning and
The precision check is applicable to the WCDMA, CDMA2000,
Optimizing Check
and GSM projects. In the precision check, the U-Net imports the
engineering parameters and the Nastar performance data. After
the precision analysis, the U-Net displays the data on the map. At
present, the prediction and simulation in the U-Net helps to check
the precision of the Nastar data.

Helping an administrator divide a large project into multiple

independent tasks.
Allocating the independent tasks to different engineers for
9. Improving the efficiency
independent planning
of managing a large project
Achieving the cooperation among engineers through sharing the
project data that cannot be saved in a database, for example, the
path loss.

Supporting multiple network modeling items, such as carrier wave,

10. Supporting multiple
service, user equipment, sector and repeater station to enable
network modeling items
accurate and flexible planning.

With full consideration of user activities, service type, traffic map,

11. Enabling complete
landform, mobile terminal and mobility, various traffic definition
traffic modeling function
methods can be provided.

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Function Description

Providing advanced Monte-Carlo simulator to obtain the optimal

network parameter settings under the control of uplink and
downlink power, and the network use status such as network
coverage, interference and service quality in case of different
12. Simulation and terminals.
management function Introducing new control key in power control simulation to control
the user’s connection rate; in case a user is to get connected to a
cell, U-Net will check to make sure that the uplink/downlink
connection rate is not over the rate threshold defined on the cell; it
supports the duplication of existing simulation groups.

Enabling result prediction based on the simulation result and not

based on the simulation result; supporting analysis on network,
service region, interference, and handover; the point analyzer
13. Prediction and analysis
supports real-time calculation; enabling real-time display of
function
receiving signals at the selected point; supporting the display of
active set and pilot availability at the point according to different
services and terminal types

Supporting manual and automatic neighbours definitions,

scrambling code allocation and conflict detection functions;
supporting inter-frequency neighbours, intra-frequency cells, and
co-frequency neighbours; supporting the distribution of scrambles
14. Neighbours and
by sites; while allocating central scrambling code for different
scrambling code allocation
carrier frequencies, supporting the use of “allocating the same
carrier frequency”; supporting the calculation of scrambling code
interference areas in order to check the coverage of cells with the
same scrambling code

Supporting the generation of prediction statistics, including area,

traffic, population and landform information; supporting user-
15. Import and export of
defined report areas; data can be imported or exported in ASCII or
report and data
Excel files; prediction grammars can be directly exported in the
grid and GIS formats (MapInfo, ArcView).

16. Microwave link planning Providing the microwave link planning function to analyze link
and management function interference and manage all microwave links

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Function Description

Automatic frequency planning based on GSM network planning

17. AFP automatic
can help the user quickly complete frequency planning and
frequency planning function
shorten planning period

18. Supporting engineering U-Net supports engineering data compression; path loss files and
data compression to engineering files can be saved separately; data can be sent via
facilitate remote technical emails, which facilitates remote technical supports and file
supports transmission

U-Net supports the simulation based on fixed loads and based on

19. Supporting traffic-based
traffic maps; in case the traffic map cannot be obtained, load-
or load-based simulation
based simulation can be implemented.

U-Net enables distributed calculation on multiple workstations. It

20. Distributed and parallel supports parallel calculation of multi-processor cells, hence
algorithms reducing prediction and simulation times and improving hardware
system usage.

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4 Configuration

 Configuration of the Stand-alone

Table 1 Operation environment of the Stand-alone

Index name Index value

PC Portable PC or workstation

PIII 800M + 256M memory + 2G available disk

Minimum configuration
space

Recommended configuration PIV 2.4G+512M memory +40G hard disk

Display VGA 1024 x 768, 16-bit color or above

At least one parallel port or one USB interface to

Port
connect with the dongle

Windows NT4.0 or above

Windows 2000 Professional
Operation system
Windows XP Professional
Windows 2003

 Configuration of the database version

Table 2 Operation environment for the database version

Index name Index value

Client terminal PC Portable PC or workstation

PIII 800M + 256M memory + 2G available disk

Minimum configuration
space

PIV 2.4G + 512M memory + 40G available disk

Recommended configuration
space

Display VGA 1024 x 768, 16-bit color or above

At least one parallel port or one USB interface to

Port
connect with the dongle

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Index name Index value

Windows NT4.0 or above

Windows 2000 Professional
Operation system
Windows XP Professional
Windows 2003

Database server Workstation or server

PIII 800M + 256M memory + 2G available disk

Minimum configuration
space

PIV 2.8G+1G memory + 36G hard disk (SCSI or

Recommended configuration
RAID)

Oracle 8.1.7 or above

Sybase Adaptive Server V11.5
Database
Microsoft SQL Server 97/2000
Access (versions above Microsoft Office 95)

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5 Equipment and Data Import/Export Interfaces

5.1 Supported interfaces

U-Net software adopts the modular structure and provides open interfaces to expand
functions. The software also enables simple data management and import/export
operations.
2) U-Net function extension
 Propagation module API/SDK. U-Net can support the comprehensive usage of
external models. Third-party propagation models include Wavesight, Vocalno
and Winpro.
 AFP module API/SDK
 General interface API/SDK: including ordinary access of U-Net project data; the
developer can use the U-Net user interface to develop some special functions;
Development tools: C++ SDK, VB script
Macro and scripts can be used to automatically run tasks.
3) Data interface
Almost all types of data, including project data, radio network data, traffic data,
calculation results, CW data and test handset data, support the import and
export in Excel and PlanNET formats.
4) Supported geographic data formats
U-Net can filter most geographic data formats. You may use these filtering conditions
to import DTM, ground object type, traffic, vector files or scanned image.
Filtering conditions include the follows:

File Items included

format

BIL DTM data (8/16 bits), object height data (8/16 bits), object type data (8
bits), traffic data (8 bits), image data (1-24 bits), population data (8-32
bits), universal data (8-32 bits)

TIFF DTM, object height, object type, traffic, image, population, and
universal data

PlaNET© DTM data, object height data, object type data, traffic data, image, text
and vector data

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BMP DTM data, object height data, object type data, traffic data, image,
population data, and universal data

DXF® Vector data, vector traffic, population data and universal data

SHP Vector data, vector traffic, population data and universal data

MIF/MID Vector data, vector traffic, population data and universal data

IST DTM data, object height data, object type data, traffic data, image,
population data, and universal data

Erdas DTM data, object height data, object type data, traffic data, image,
Imagine population data, and universal data

5) Coordinate system
U-Net supports thousands of international coordinate systems, including WGS84 and
Beijing1954, and enables the creation of new coordinate system;supports primary
and auxiliary coordinate systems. The primary coordinate system is used for map
projection and the auxiliary one used to display geographic coordinate.

5.2 Data import/export

6) Imported data
 Project data, such as base station information and antenna data; antenna files
can be imported in the NSMA format; text files about three-dimensional antenna
pattern can be imported in special formats;
 Equipment data, such as base station equipment and antenna type;
 Geographic data, such as object type, DTM, vector and 3D map, and 8-bit/16-bit
clutter height files;
 Traffic data, such as traffic model parameters, traffic distribution information, and
population distribution information;
 CW and drive test data used for model correction;
 Radio network parameters;
 Other parameters

7) Exported data
 Project data, such as base station information and antenna data;
 Equipment data, such as base station equipment and antenna type;
 The ArcView Grid format can be used to export coverage and grid maps;

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 Calculation areas and focus areas can be exported to the external user
configuration files (.geo or .cfg);
 Intermediate results and automatic reports from planning;
 Radio network parameters;
 Other parameters

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6 Reliability

 The Error Correction Mechanisam guarantees the uniqueness and validness of

the data. For instance, the system gives a message when you enter incorrect
radio parameters (such as BS or Transciever) and points out the location where
the error occurs to facilitate your correction.
 The software authorization function helps you to activate specified modules and
functions based on your requirements.

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7 U-Net Technical Indexes

7.1 Performance Indexes

Table 1 Performance indexes of U-Net

Index name Index value

Under recommended configurations (recommended

configuration):
When using the SPM model with 20m map precision
Speed of calculating path
and 2000m calculation radius, it takes 8 minutes to
loss
calculate the speed in 300 sites;
When using the ray tracing propagation model, the
duration is longer.

Under recommended configurations (recommended

configuration):
It takes 1 and a half minutes to simulate once in 300
Simulation speed
sites; it takes 2 hours and 40 minutes to simulate
100 times in 300 sites; the bigger the user number,
the longer the concentration time.

Time for response to dongle

About 1 minute
failure

7.2 System Configuration Indexes

 Configuration of the Stand-alone

Table 2 Operation environment of the Stand-alone

Index name Index value

PC Portable PC or workstation

PIII 800M + 256M memory + 2G available disk

Minimum configuration
space

Recommended configuration PIV 2.4G+512M memory +40G hard disk

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Index name Index value

Display VGA 1024 x 768, 16-bit color or above

At least one parallel port or one USB interface to

Port
connect with the dongle

Windows NT4.0 or above

Windows 2000 Professional
Operation system
Windows XP Professional
Windows 2003

 Configuration of the database version

Table 3 Operation environment for the database version

Index name Index value

Client terminal PC Portable PC or workstation

PIII 800M + 256M memory + 2G available disk

Minimum configuration
space

PIV 2.4G + 512M memory + 40G available disk

Recommended configuration
space

Display VGA 1024 x 768, 16-bit color or above

At least one parallel port or one USB interface to

Port
connect with the dongle

Windows NT4.0 or above

Windows 2000 Professional
Operation system
Windows XP Professional
Windows 2003

Database server Workstation or server

PIII 800M + 256M memory + 2G available disk

Minimum configuration
space

PIV 2.8G+1G memory + 36G hard disk (SCSI or

Recommended configuration
RAID)

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Index name Index value

Oracle 8.1.7 or above

Sybase Adaptive Server V11.5
Database
Microsoft SQL Server 97/2000
Access (versions above Microsoft Office 95)

7.3 Electric Indexes

Table 4 Electric indexes for U-Net

Index name Index value

Home use power Providing 220V AC power

7.4 Environmental Requirements

 Storage environment
The same with the storage environment of portable computer and external
equipment.
Avoid placing the dongle in the damp and static environment.
 Transportation environment
The same with the transportation environment of portable computer and external
equipment.
Avoid collision, crush and bending of dongle and avoid placing the dongle in the
damp and static environment.

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