INDOOR PLANNING SOFTWARE

Wireless Indoor planning solutions

WIPS
Making a difference from the inside

What is WIPS?
An indoor planning tool:
Multi-Technology (Cellular, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, Femtocell
etc)
Available in 2 versions:
1.

2.

Professional (Pro) Full Functionality (Carrier Class product

for Mobile / Fixed Operators, ISPs , H/W vendors and the
Building Industry)
Lite (Light) Wi-Fi only, limited functionality (Home and small
office users, also designed to complement Wi-Fi access
manufacturers as a Value Added Product or Service to
increase box sales.

The Professional Module can be used as a stand alone

application or can be integrated into ALL Standard Radio
Network Planning Tools which currently do not support any
indoor planning (E.g. Aircom Assett, Mentum Planet, Forsk
Attol, ATDI ICS Telecom, etc)

What is WIPS?

Based on BIM Supports REVIT model, the Autodesk

format used by architects and civil engineers. Provides the
possibility for close co-operation with construction
companies (a new market and a unique feature)
Based on Windows Forms .NET application, C#
AutoDesk DXF file support
Create object with import from DXF ASCII file.
Define which DXF entities are imported and the way in which they are
treated
Layers from DXF file are recognized during DXF file import process.
Extent calculations for each individual layer with the possibility to use
layer transformations

Separate layers can be selected for content import and

presentations (layer selection control).
The possibility to make changes of all DXF entities.

Benefits
Indoor planning in the past:
Based on number of trials,
Equipment was laid and installed based on installer
experience and best knowledge,
In large enterprise environment such an approach is no
longer acceptable.

New approach will save resources (time and efforts):

Provide better case analysis (simulation approach instead of
trying approach),
Will provide possibility for further development (e.g. death/birth
algorithm for best APs placement (even taking car of architect
constrains),
For the moment manual frequency and power planning is
available, in future automatic planning will be provided as
support to radio planners,
Will provide possibility to centralize planning efforts and to use
less experienced workers to do installation.

Future Benefits
With large growth in mobile (wireless) broadband indoor
planning becomes the new focus.
First to market will provide bigger market share
A new co-operation with construction companies will provide a
head start in the building of telecom infrastructures within the
commercial, residential and campus market.
No need to change formats providing the architects and civil
engineers with the trust perception from the first time they use the
tool.
Closer relationship with system integrators, H/W distributors, ISPs
and telecom operators

Common development environment, .NET Framework 3.5

SP1, Open GL
The lowest expense for future development.
Easy to integrate in existing radio-planning tools and other future
products

Data Support
Estimated capacity per user per month in next decade:
CEPT (Europe) 43.8GB/Month,
Cisco (Global) 24.7GB/Month,
UMTS Forum 15.5GB/Month,

High capacity could be supported only in multi technology

environment
Most calls and sessions are made from indoor so indoor
wireless planning is a key element for success.

Wi-Fi PLANNING TOOL

FEATURES

WIPS
An easy to use tool:

Allows users to estimate propagation conditions and to choose

best position for the access point for data access and VoWLAN.
Allows users to evaluate (predict) signal strength (RSS) in space
where they spend a lot of time (evaluate EMC/health conditions)
Allows users to choose areas with best signal level as a working
area.

Existing projects serving as a help in creating new projects.

Integrated help files and recorded demo movies (in
development) as training & support to customers.
Using the signal strength analysis tool, users can see the
signal levels with different color maps representing different
modulations.
Users can estimate where is the maximum throughput (area
with the best modulation).

WIPS
Users can see what the estimated signal strength (with
selected access point transmit power) and can evaluate if
areas are suitable considering health regulations and EMC
regulations
Allows users to evaluate interference in the case of using
multiple access points (frequency planning) and to achieve
highest throughput.
Allows users to see best server analysis and to estimate
which access points are the best to connect to helps to select
optimal number of access points.

Professional Version GUI

General view after opening a project.

3D presentation
3D wall view
3D antenna diagram view

AirMagnet, Mentum Planet, NetPlan and Hexagon NIR antenna pattern

file formats supported for antenna diagram import.

3D Presentation Details
Detailed presentation of wall parameters, viewing angle, etc. on
the right side.

Supported formats - Revit

Support for Revit format (Autodesk format used in civil
engineering planning software tools and in tools intended for
architects).

Revit A unique
feature at this
moment!

Provides more
detailed definition
of all construction
elements inside
building

Floor Viewer
2D floor view.
Scrolling, zooming
Wireframe and full
material floor view.
Results presentation for,
RSS, CINR, best server.

Results presentation for,

Single access point,
All active access points,
All access points.

Model Viewer
The Model Viewer is
used to display the 3D
model of the project and
display 3D aligned
analysis results.
Results can be provided
in full material or in
wireframe view (useful
to see access points
positions inside
buildings).

Architectural Elements
The check boxes next to each node in
the tree are used to control the visibility
of the elements related to that node
Invisible elements do not participate in
calculations of RSS! Useful for
modifying the building structure.

Radio Elements View

Using the Radio Elements view, the user can
see the breakdown of radio elements (Access
Points/Antennas) by storey and family, in the
same manner as in the architectural Elements
View.
Access Point Editor is used to modify the
properties of selected access points by
changing their technological parameters, such
as Family, Channel, Power or location
properties (X,Y,Z), storey-relative elevation,
or azimuth and tilt of the access point's
antenna.

Material Views/Edit
Used to review and edit the information
about different elements and their
propagation influence (in terms of the signal
attenuation they bring into the calculation).
In the Families tab, the users can edit the
influence (attenuation) of each element
belonging to a specific family.

Creating Antenna Family

The user needs to provide a name for the antenna family and
the values for the horizontal/vertical gain pattern.
These values can be initialized to a single value using an
"omni gain" and an angle raster.
By clicking Initialize Values button, the gain pattern will be
initialized by the angle values defined and by the multiples of
the angle raster and a single gain value.
Supply the angle/gain values for the antenna family by adding
the values in the table in the left hand side of the dialog.
User can edit the values directly and save the antenna family
with the updated gain patterns.
Support for antenna pattern formats like in Light version.

Creating Antenna Family GUI

Running Analysis
Analysis can be performed for active or all access points.

Results Presentation RSS & CINR

Inspection of the estimated RSS/CINR value by pointing the
cursor to a specific point and observing the provided tooltip
with information about the calculated RSS/CINR and the
analytical higher-probability range where the actual value might
lie.

Results Presentation Zone Analysis and

Service Analysis
Zone analysis

Results Presentation Service

Zones

Color Mapping

Gradient Control panel

uses to modify the gradient
settings using which the
analysis results are
rendered.