WIRELESS NETWORK ENGINEERING AND PLANNING WITH COMSITEDESIGNTM

SYSTEM APPLICATIONS AND OVERVIEW

ComSiteDesign (CSD) is a technology versatile, comprehensive

and user-friendly wireless network engineering software tool. It is easy to use yet thorough in its unique approach to systems design and analysis. CSD is designed to maximize compatibility with standard Microsoft Office applications such as MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access and MS MapPoint, offering one of the most sought-after IT solutions for the Public Safety, Utilities, Cellular/PCS, Wireless Internet Service Provider (ISP) and Site Management industries. Radio, field and wireless network engineers in conjunction have developed CSD with system planners and strategic marketing personnel to address aspects of their individual business processes for each of the aforementioned industries. With that goal in mind, CSD is capable of providing: External site database import, Frequency plan import functionality, Connectivity to FCC license records, High quality mapping, Microsoft Word compatible reports, Adobe Acrobat .pdf output files, ESRI ArcView desktop GIS compatibility, Measurement data import and display, Propagation model calibration (tuning), Regulatory agency frequency/site database import, Path profile viewer with terrain and clutter display, Microwave point to point module, Antenna heights optimizer, Optimal Site Combination Base station, mobile and hand-held equipment databases, Available antenna site/tower locator, Nearest airport locator (for airport authority coordination), AM Tower locator (for broadcast station coordination), Automatic frequency planning Interface to intermodulation analysis tool, Interface to transmitter noise/receiver desensitization, Unlimited number of sites and antenna systems, Imbedded regulatory authority frequency plans/tables, Multi-technology, multiple sector based planning, Sector based propagation modeling,
Forward and Reverse Link Best Server

Point to Point Microwave Engineering

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Simulcast Time Delay Interference

WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES SUPPORTED IN CSD CSD is suited to analyze and plan a variety of systems ranging in frequency from 1 MHz to 450 GHz. Each of the various system types may coexist on the same support structure, but analyzed independently of each other without creating separate project files. The user decides which technologies to evaluate by simply selecting with which subscriber or field unit type base stations will communicate. Examples of the wireless network technologies supported by ComSiteDesign include but are not limited to: Trunking: OpenSky, EDACS, ASTRO, MPT1327, MultiNet, SmartZone, TETRA, iDEN GSM, DCS1800, GPRS/EDGE, PCS1900, IS136 TDMA, iDEN, CDMA/WCDMA, CDMA2000 Analog and Digital Systems OpenSky, Motobridge IEEE802.1x, Canopy, WiMax Mobitex, GPRS, RDLAP, CDPD,GPRS, EDGE, EVDO Clutter/Land Use Display

Terrain Relief Display

Cellular/PCS:

Microwave: Wireless IP: WiFi/Fixed Wireless: Wireless Data:

Remote Data Acquisition: SCADA/MAS Wireless Local Loop: Airloop, Airreach, Proximity, DECT, Fixed Cellular, Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Services (MMDS), Local Multipoint Distribution Services (LMDS)

Broadband Access:

RADIO PROPAGATION MODEL OPTIONS Detailed Map with Measurements CSD allows the flexibility to appropriately assign propagation model and characteristics to each site and antenna system/sector on a site. Each model may be independently corrected with field measurement data through CSDs propagation model calibration module. The propagation models available to a user include: Okumura-Hata-Davidson COST231 Okumura-Hata Longley-Rice Walfishe-Ikegami Lee RCC CSD_6.10.x_FEB2007

High Definition Coverage with Buildings

Bullington, Wojar Method, ITU Durkin FCC R-6406 (Carey) FCC R-6602 Epstein-Peterson Deygout Giovaneli Lucent Airloop

CSD provides the user the ability to choose from 14 different radio propagation models, 6 different diffraction models and 4 methods of computing effective antennas heights. SUPPORTED DATABASES To support network and traffic engineering studies CSD makes available to the user a wide variety of databases and map display options that include:

Channel Assignment and Exclusion Tool

Sun-shaded relief maps, Elevation thematic maps, Regional Planning Boundaries, Microwave interconnect route map, Microwave antenna database, Base station antenna database, Measurement and Predicted Data Digital elevation models (better than 1m resolution) Statistical Analysis Land use Land cover / clutter database GeoTIFF digitital topographic raster maps GeoTIFF aerial digital orthophotos, Streets, roads and railways, Lakes, rivers and streams, Administrative political boundaries, State, County, City, Zip/Postal codes, Economic trading boundaries (MTA, BTA, MSA, RSA, EAs), Population density by zip/postal code, Population density by County, Building heights with outlines, Base station model types and parameters, Gas and Oil pipelines Rainfall rate and attenuation data, Mobile station model types and parameters, Handheld devices and their parameters, FCC Part 90 frequency tables, ETSI defined frequency tables for TETRA, All ESRI ArcView supported databases in .shp format Available Frequency Search from Regulatory Authority (FCC, Industry Canada) Data

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ENGINEERING ANALYSES AND PROCESSES

Coverage studies, Interference analyses, Traffic engineering, Frequency planning

ComSiteDesign (CSD) provides the means of producing a host of essential engineering analyses that allow
its user to assess an existing or proposed telecom site for service area coverage, quality of service (QoS), grade of service (GoS). The analyses provided by the software include: Co-channel(C/I+N) interference, Adjacent channel interference, Simulcast Time delay interference (TDI), Best, second and third best server, Forward link best server, Reverse link best server (Receiver voting), Wireless data traffic spreading, Wireless 911 (TDOA/AOA) location simulator, Multi-site, multi-signal, multi-channel analysis, Point to point microwave link engineering, Point to multipoint (Hub to CPE, SCADA Master to RTU, etc.), Propagation model calibration (tuner) DAQ (Delivered Audio Quality) coverage Handover/Handoff analysis, Thermal fade margin calculation, Reflection point identification, Link reliability analysis (Vigants and ITU 530), Boundary area percent coverage (BAPC), Optimal antenna height calculator, Contour analysis, Automatic and manual frequency assignment, Neighbor site/Roam list creation, Interference and signal source identifier, Outage calculation in seconds per year, Channel export to intermodulation interference analysis Measurement data statistical and graphical analysis

STANDARDS COMPLIANCE REFERENCES ComSiteDesign is based on many industry recommendations for wireless network engineering and characterization of the mobile radio propagation environment. A selected list of internationally recognized standards on which CSD is based is included below: TIA/EIA TSB-88 Wireless Communications Systems Performance in Noise and Interference Limited Situations Recommended Methods for Technology Independent Modeling, Simulation and Verification. Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) Propagation Data and Prediction Methods Required for The Design of Terrestrial Lineof-Sight Systems Characteristics of Precipitation for Propagation Modeling. Specific Attenuation model for Rain for Use in Prediction Methods Calculation of Free-Space Attenuation Prediction Procedure for the Evaluation of Microwave Interference between Stations on the Surface of the Earth at Frequencies above about 0.7 GHz. The Radio Refractive Index: Its Formula and Refractivity Data. Effects of Multipath Propagation on the Design and Operation of Line-of-Sight Digital Radio-Relay Systems.

ETSI ETR 300-1 ITU-R P.530-8 ITU-R P.837-3 ITU-R P.838-1 ITU-R P.525-2 ITU-R P.452-9 ITU-R P.453-8 ITU-R F.1093-1

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SELECTED LIST OF COMSITE CUSTOMERS

Public Safety: Federal Aviation Administration Metro-Dade County, FL Maryland State Police Palm Beach County Sheriff State of Arizona Dept. of Public Safety Commonwealth of Pennsylvania U.S. Border Patrol Vermont Department of Public Safety Denver Police Department Florida Department of Law Enforcement Florida Highway Patrol Wireless Communications Carriers AT&T Wireless Verizon Cingular Sprint Nextel Lucent Motorola US Cellular British Telecom / Transcomm International Royal Canadian Mounted Police Canadian Coast Guard Hydro Quebec (Canada) ADCO (UAE) ARAMCO (KSA) Commonwealth of Australia Australian Air Force Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (Costa Rica) Prospect Electricity (Australia) COMCEL (Guatemala)

Utilities and Transportation: National Grid/Niagara Mohawk SCANA Arizona Public Service Company Southern California Gas ConEd Northern States Power Florida Power and Light East Bay Municipal Utility District City Public Services San Antonio Consumers Energy American Electrical Power Colorado Springs Utilities Dairyland Power Cooperative East Bay Municipal District Lower Colorado River Authority New England Power Service Tennessee Valley Authority New Jersey Transit Northwest Airlines Oil and Gas / Petroleum Sun Pipeline South Western Gas Pipeline Phillips Petroleum Conoco ExxonMobile BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc Chevron Engineering and Consulting General Dynamics Hatfield & Dawson Consulting LCC International, Inc. Wireless Facilities Inc. Lockheed Martin

COMSITE DESIGN, COMSITE PRO, COMSITE ULTRA, COMSITE MANAGER, COMSITE MPE are trademarks of RCC Consultants, Inc.

MINIMUM HARDWARE AND OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS To operate CSD effectively, the minimum recommended hardware and software requirements include: Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP or VISTA Pentium III, 1GHz PC or equivalent Microsoft Office 2003 / Professional SVGA Monitor, 512MB RAM, CD ROM Drive 30GB internal hard disk RCC CSD_6.10.x_FEB2007 Contact: RCC Consultants, Inc.
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INTRODUCING: 3D TERRAIN RELIEF MAPPING AND RADIO COVERAGE

INTRODUCING: 3D IN-BUILDING VOLUMETRIC COVERAGE ENGINEERING1 --Functionality described herein is subject to change without notice-1

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Save Time and Money Managing Wireless Communication Sites!

ComSiteManager is a comprehensive database manager that organizes all of your wireless communications site information. No more searching through piles of papers and "sticky notes" for site information.
ComSiteManager helps you organize site information and it is just a "key press" or "mouse click" away. You will be able to readily track and access the following information:
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You can link individual radio system components together such as antennas, tranmission lines, base stations, maintenance personnel, etc. This feature allows you to display and print how each component is interconnected. ComSiteManager can operate as a stand-alone software application or it can operate with our popular ComSitePro, sharing common data. ComSitePro is a communications site radio interference analysis application. It allows you to perform transmitter noise, receiver desensitization, and intermodulation interference analysis at communication sites. Integrating both of these applications together will provide the site designer/manager a comprehensive communications site management and interference analysis application. Whether you are responsible for a single wireless communications site or a nationwide communications network with hundreds of sites, this application will save you countless hours of work and frustration.

Tower/Structure information Fixed equipment information and inventory Field equipment information and inventory Antenna locations Tower space inventory RF frequencies Transmission lines Filter and multicoupling systems Wireline/T1/Microwave circuit numbers FCC Call Signs, Licenses and expiration dates FAA data Contacts and phone numbers Site access/keys/codes Tenants/Agreements/Leases Site expenses Facility electrical and standby power Maintenance records and costs Task scheduler and reminder alarms And many others

Windows Demo disk available. Give us a call.

Find Your Communications Site Information In Seconds - Not Hours!

Relational Database System
ComSiteManager is a flexible relational database management system for Microsoft Windows. The database engine is designed to give you unparalleled access to data, combined with the ease-of-use made possible with Windows. The figure to the right shows the database hierarchy and how each component can be linked together. The highest level of linking is the communications system. You can have one system per database. Within each database file, you can have one or as many sites as you need. Shelters, towers, antenna systems and base stations are below the site level and you can have an unlimited number of these components as well. Every component in the database can be linked (related) to other components. This linking provides a powerful method of keeping track of each component of a communications system as well as indicating how the components are interconnected.
System
(one per file)

Communications Site
(one through N)

Shelter Data Site Access Electrical Requirements HVAC Requirements Contacts Maintenance

Tower/Structure
(one through N)

Towers/Structures Owners FAA Data Licensees/Call Signs Maintenance

Antenna System
(one through N)

Antennas Transmission Lines Connectors Jumpers Filters/Multicouplers Maintenance

Station Data
(one through N)

Just Click For Information

Information is just a mouse click away. The screen views on the front of this brochure and below provide you with examples of how your information is organized and displayed. Ample use of option and command buttons allow you to perform most database activities with a simple point-and-click operation. Related data is presented in small chunks so you are not overwhelmed with information. Page tabs are utilized to further reduce the amount of information on which to focus. For example, the Tenant form has pages for general information, lease, financial, equipment and miscellaneous information. There is even a page that allows you to create custom fields for data that does not fit the predefined categories.

Base Stations Other Equipment Transmitters Receivers RF Filters Station Control Maintenance

Task Scheduler and Alarms

The Task Scheduler prevents missed dates for important actions such as equipment preventative maintenance schedules, FCC license expirations, FAA submittals and follow up, appointments and other "date" sensitive items. Each time you start ComSiteManager, it searches a schedule and alarm database and looks for any events that you previously set to remind you. When an event is found, a popup window is displayed on the screen. Continued notification is provided until it is cleared. The Task Scheduler may also be configured to check for alarms when you start Windows.

Use Geography To Help Visualize, Correlate and Manage Your Radio Communications Site Data!
Use a Map To Access Your Data
Maps have always been the tool of choice for helping us visualize the world around us. This optional application module provides you with a visual interface to access your multiple site communications data. You can view the entire world or zoom in to a specific geographic region. Continue to zoom to a detailed street map view if you wish. Click on a map symbol and bring up information about a particular communications site. Zoom in from a world view down to a street map, to a site record, or you can even view a site floor plan!

Attach Data To Any Map Object

You can attach data to any object on the map such as points, lines and regions. You can perform a variety of tasks simply by clicking on map objects and symbols. For example, click on a state or province and bring up all communications sites in the defined area. Click on a site and bring up site records from your database. Furthermore, you can initiate queries for any map region or point. See all the sites that have specific vendor equipment or see which sites are in need of preventative maintenance. Other data, such as Photographs, can be linked directly into ComSiteManager. If you have site photographs, floor plans, etc, click on a map object, and view the photographs directly. This feature allows you to view and locate equipment at any site in the world. And you can do all of this without ever leaving your desk! Easily access other local and remote data such as ASCII files, spreadsheets and other database formats.

SITE RECORD
ALPHA Site Directions Towers Tenants Shelters Generators Maintenance Base Stations
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Use special symbols on the map to indicate your wireless radio communication sites and other facilities.

Local Contacts dkdkd saa

After you zoom in on a particular communications site, you can activate other applications such as ComSitePro, our site radio interference analysis application. Perform transmitter noise and receiver desense analyses or perform intermodulation interference analyses on any site displayed on the map. Select another application and perform radio coverage analysis. IT'S THAT SIMPLE!

Flexible Presentation Output

ComSiteManager provides the tools to make hardcopy printed map outputs. Flexible page layout, extensive display style options for map layers and support for many output devices are included. Print maps on a single page or onto multiple pages. Create key and insert maps. Enhance your maps with clip art and graphics, such as company logos and other artwork. Add text to further illustrate you map. Drawing tools, extensive font libraries and a versatile cut-and-paste feature enable you to achieve professional quality presentation output. ComSiteManager supports virtually all output devices through the operating system. This includes color printers, plotters, and film output devices.

Other Data Products

Other high quality data products are available and a sampling is listed below: World Maps United States and Counties Canadian Boundary and Street Maps US Census Tracts, Blocks and Block Groups MSA/RSA Cellular Markets Cellular Coverage LATA Information Maps Cites, Airports, Highways and Railroads International Maps and Data Postal Zip Codes Call for pricing and availability for Map and other data products.
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Find Your Communications Site Information In Seconds - Not Hours!

Presentation Quality Reports
ComSiteManager provides a powerful yet easy to use report generator and search engine. You are able to query the database and provide information in well organized formats for review and distribution. ComSiteManager includes many report templates for creating "instant reports" with a few simple button clicks. You can obtain reports for all components in the database as well as how the components are linked to each other. The real power of ComSiteManager is the ability to see the data you want, in the order you want to see it. Create custom reports based upon your own search criteria. What are the names of all of our maintenance providers? How much money is spent with each provider? What is the spare equipment at each site? How much money is invested in spare equipment at all the sites in Florida? After ComSiteManager retrieves the data that answers your question(s), you can view and analyze the data. View the data on screen, then send it to a printer or file. Searching and reporting is made easy. It is not neccessary to learn some cryptic SQL language to create custom reports. You can set up the report criteria by simple pointa n d - c l i c k operations. Export your reports to a number of popular spreadsheet, word processor formats, and into a number of common data interchange formats as well. For example, you may want to use report data to project maintenance costs in a spreadsheet package. You could also provide equipment inventory values to the accounting department for insurance coverage evaluation. Distribute your reports quickly and easily by delivering them via e-mail. Electronic distribution maximizes efficiency by eliminating print queues and reducing paper use.

Bar Coding Features

This optional application module provides capabilities for reading and printing bar codes. Use it for equipment inventory control and maintenance logging. Various readers and scanners are available to meet your particular requirements. Call us for pricing and availability.

System Requirements
System requirements vary with the ComSiteManager configuration you purchase. The basic minimum requirements are listed below:
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A 486 PC, 166 MHz processor. Windows 95 or higher. 16 MB of RAM. 40 MB minimum, of hard disk space. SVGA monitor. CD-ROM Drive.

We Also Offer...
+ Wireless Network Planning Tools including Mapping

and Propagation Modeling.

+ Wireless Site Interference Analysis Tools. + Communications System Consultation Services. + RF Safety services and software.

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The Professional Tool For Identifying and Preventing Wireless Communications Site Interference!

ComSitePro Will Analyze Sites for Six Major Modes of Interference!

ComSitePro Saves Time and Effort
ComSitePro is a single integrated easy-to-use wireless communications site interference analysis package. This powerful PC-based software eliminates the arduous and repetitious work associated with site interference analysis. It also eliminates the "Shotgun" approach to site design and management. + Saves time...increases productivity...avoids mistakes...and saves money. + Frequency range from 500 KHz to 40 GHz (AM Broadcast through Microwave). + Over 1,000 frequency pairs per communications site allowed for interference analysis. + Databases provided for antenna patterns, filters/multicouplers and equipment. + Individual transmitter and receiver bandwidths to support PCS and other wireless equipment types. + Determines isolation values required to prevent receiver degradation due to transmitter noise and receiver desensitization. + Determines isolation values required to prevent receiver degradation caused by transmitter or receiver produced intermodulation products. + Perform calculations based on Carrier-to-Interference ratio or 12 dB SINAD ratio for digital and analog applications. + Evaluates first through eleventh order IM products, up to five transmitters at a time. + Includes Wizards which provide step-by-step methods for configuring site parameters and analysis reporting options. + Built in Frequency Tables to assist with data entry. + Provides a Template database feature which allow users to store and retrieve pre-defined communication systems. + Co-Location Interference Analysis reports automatically created in Microsoft Word documents.

Field Tested and Approved

ComSitePro was developed by a communications engineer with over 35 years of Wireless communication systems experience and a strong background in software design. The result is a high quality, user-productive technical software application. ComSitePlus, the predecessor to ComSitePro, is highly acclaimed among hundreds of site managers, communications engineers, technicians, and consultants already using the program throughout the world.

Supports Range of Technologies

ComSitePro supports a variety of communication system technologies. This includes FM Land Mobile, AM Aeronautical, ACSSB, AM, FM and TV Broadcast, Microwave, AMPS, AMPSCDMA, PCS TDMA, PCS CDMA, W-CDMA, GSM-900, GSM-1900, iDEN, 800 Trunking, SMR, ESMR, Paging, GPS, Wireless Data and others.

System Setup Wizard

The Communications System Setup Wizard provides a simple step-by-step method for configuring each wireless communications system by providing dropdown selection list-boxes for configuring the system technology, frequency band, equipment manufacturer and other technical parameters. Once you select the technology, frequency band and equipment manufacturer, ComSitePro will obtain the equipment specifications from an equipment database and enter all of the required data automatically. The manufacturers include Ericsson, Lucent, Motorola, Nortel, Metricom and other manufacturers.

The antenna system can be setup for single or sectorized configurations. You add the antennas by simply selecting an antenna from the library of over 3,700 antennas. Then you assign the antenna to any one of several mounting positions on an Antenna Mount. The available Antenna Mounts are selected from a drop-down list box. All of the antenna positioning and spacing data will be determined automatically. The antenna grid has a ditto function for copying individual cells or entire rows of data. This feature provides rapid error-free data entry. Once you have completed the selections, you simply click the "Finish" button and ComSitePro will automatically configure and enter all of the station and antenna data. In the past, it would take several hours to setup a communications site that had many different providers colocated. The Wizard gets it done in just a few minutes!

It is easy to configure the communications system by simply selecting the System Configuration from a dropdown list box. Equipment parameters are automatically entered from the Equipment database. All you do is enter the number of transmitters and select the operating frequencies from the built in frequency tables. This feature provides easy selection of multiple groups of frequencies.

Analysis Setup Wizard

The interference analysis and reporting options are set up with another Wizard called the Interference Analysis Setup Wizard. This Wizard provides a simple step-by-step method for setting up the analysis and report options. To set up the interference analysis options, you simply select the type of report you want, fill in a few data fields and click the Next button to set up the next group of options. A Screen shot is shown on the next page that depicts the Intermodulation interference analysis set up options. When you have selected all of the analysis and report options, ComSitePro will automatically perform all modes of interference analysis and create a custom report in Microsoft Word.

Comprehensive Database
ComSitePro includes a comprehensive database that includes Filters/Multicouplers, Antenna Gain Patterns and Base Station equipment Libraries. There are several Filter/Multicoupling libraries that include manufacturers, such as Celwave, Decibel Products, Sinclair, Telewave,Tx-Rx, Wacom and others. These libraries have been exclusively digitized for ComSitePro use.

The report includes a customizable Cover Page, Table of Contents, Executive Summary, Site description, Provider listing, Communication systems listing, Antenna systems listing and Frequency listings. Tables are also provided that present signal margins for transmitter noise, receiver desensitization, transmitter and receiver generated intermodulation interference, transmitter harmonic output and transmitter spurious output analysis results. The document is concise and provides a presentation quality report suitable for distribution to engineers, managers, city/county governments, siting councils and other agencies requiring proof of co-location interference analysis. The Antenna Library consists of over 3,700 popular manufacturers horizontal and vertical antenna patterns. During interference analysis, ComSitePro utilizes a three dimensional model to determine the overall antenna directional gain. This gain is based on the orientation of the antennas and their directional radiation pattern characteristics in both the horizontal (H) and vertical (E) planes. This feature provides a more precise way of determining total antenna gain and isolation between each set of antennas at the site.

Built-In Frequency Tables

To simplify frequency data entry, ComSitePro has built-in frequency tables for 800 MHz and above wireless spectrum. You can select individual channels or block select a group of channels with keyboard or a mouse. ComSitePro will automatically enter the frequencies into the site data file.

ComSitePro completely automates the repetitive tasks associated with Interference analysis, automatically looking up equipment manufacturers' transmitter noise and receiver desense curves, vertical and horizontal space isolation graphs, antenna gain patterns, insertion and rejection losses for duplexers, bandpass/notch cavity filters, combiners, isolators, preselectors, and other filter and multicoupling devices.

View Site Data in Outline Form

When Site files include many communication systems, it helps to get an overall perspective of how the Site is configured. The View System Outline feature provides this visibility. The Site data is displayed in a hierarchical tree view format. This view displays each Provider system and how the antenna systems and equipment are linked. You can expand or collapse each level with a simple mouse click.

Full Featured and Easy To Use

+ 32-bit processing speeds. + Broadband Power Amplifier support. + Calculates antenna spacing distances and isolation values for horizontal, vertical and other complex antenna positioning configurations. + Data entry defaults, lookup tables, and list boxes minimize keystrokes and avoid data entry errors. + On-line help and tutorials to get you up and running fast. + 200 Page User Manual. + Program and Library updates available on the Internet.

System Requirements
System requirements vary with the ComSitePro configuration you purchase. The basic minimum requirements are listed below:
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System Template Feature

The System Template provides a rapid method for entering communications systems data. Once you have a system configured, you can save it as a template. The next time you need the same or a similar type of system, you can select the system template and ComSitePro will enter all of the data for you. This saves a considerable amount of time if you are setting up a communications site file that has many similar communication systems.

A 486 PC, 166 MHz processor. Windows 95 or higher. 16 MB of RAM. 40 MB minimum, of hard disk space. SVGA monitor. CD-ROM Drive. A printer supported by Windows.

We Also Offer...
+ Wireless Network Planning Tools including Mapping

and Propagation Modeling.

+ Site and Equipment Database management. + Communications System Consultation Services. + RF Safety Services and software.

Unit Conversion Calculator

A Unit Conversion Calculator is included to help you convert units from one type to another such as, dBw to dBm, Microvolts to dBm or dBw, dBi to dBd, Watts to DB, etc. All those little formulas you use to know but are faint memories now! Just click the desired option button, enter a value and press Enter or click the Calc button. The results are displayed in the Output text field.

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Functional Overview and Specifications For the Evaluation and Compliance of Non-Ionizing Radiation RCC Consultants, Inc.

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ComSiteMPE Functional Overview

ComSiteMPE is an engineering software tool for evaluating non-ionizing radio frequency (RF) emissions and predicts the Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) potential to humans at or near wireless communication sites. The predicted RF emissions are evaluated against acceptable MPE limits as defined by specific established Standards. The analysis then suggests if the communications site is in compliance with these Standards regarding safe human exposure to radio frequency radiation. The analysis considers all RF signals emanating from wireless communications system antennas defined by the user. These antennas can be located on communication towers, rooftops, poles or other types of antenna mounting structures.

Figure 1.0 - Percent MPE Contribution by Antenna / Operator

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Antennas can be easily activated or de-activated for a particular analysis to predict exposure levels for any particular communications system or individual antenna. ComSiteMPE includes the following features: On tower, off tower, Rooftop and other MPE analysis configurations Exposure standards for the USA (FCC, ANSI/IEEE), UK, Australia (ARPANSA) and other International Standards (ICNIRP) Occupational/Controlled and General/Uncontrolled RF environment exposure evaluations Near and Far Field prediction models Evaluation along a single radial or 360 degree exposure analysis about a communications site (Figure 2.0) View results on screen or create custom reports in Microsoft Word, which provides presentation quality reporting suitable for distribution

Figure 2.0 - Percent MPE Analysis Along a Path Away from Tower

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During the analysis, ComSiteMPE considers the following equipment and site factors: Transmitter power levels Filter and other RF device losses Transmission line losses Antenna gain (published or relative gain based on the actual antenna radiation pattern) Operating frequencies Location of the human (Observer) with respect to antenna locations in both the horizontal and vertical planes

Graphic Drawing Editor: A full-featured Graphic Drawing Editor (GDE) is included. This tool is a comprehensive two-dimensional vector-based drawing application that allows the user to create antenna layout drawings to scale in record time. One may draw and lay out antenna systems for communications sites that include towers, rooftops or any other type of antenna mounting structures. The GDE has an Auto-Populate feature that utilizes the current communication system antenna data and automatically draws each antenna on the drawing to its scaled location. The Auto-Populate feature will also create a label for each antenna and provide a link-line to the associated antenna. The GDE allows one to draw irregular shaped rooftops, penthouses, antenna mounting platforms as well as other objects, shapes and text. The user has full control of the drawing object attributes and can change any of them (ie. color, style, width, transparency, etc.). Merging other images into the drawing or setting an image, as a background to the drawing is just a couple of the many helpful features included with ComSiteMPE. Once the antenna layout drawing has been created, it will be utilized for displaying the results of the MPE analysis. The results may be viewed on-screen as well as by create reports that contain the MPE analysis overlaid on the antenna drawing image. The user may define the analysis area with a selection rectangle that is re-sizeable on demand. The analysis definition area is stored for future evaluations.

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Figure 3.0 - An Example Building Rooftop MPE Analysis When performing a 360-degree analysis of an area, the results are displayed in the GDE. The analysis depicts the MPE exposure levels as differing colored zones overlaid on the drawing. Each color represents a particular exposure level and the colors are user selectable. The drawing is scalable with a maximum size of 2,000 by 2,000 feet with an accuracy of plus or minus 0.1 foot. RF HotSpot Calculator: The RF HotSpot Calculator allows the user click on the antenna layout drawing at any location and calculates the individual antenna and composite RF exposure levels. It provides a summary of the exposure levels as well as a graphical representation of each

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contributors exposure level percentage (Figure 1.0). Results may be printed or saved as required. MPE Calculator: The MPE Calculator is an easy to use "back-pocket" calculator, which provides a quick method of calculating MPE levels for a single antenna (Figure 4.0). The user may select Near/Far field modeling based on a particular MPE Standard. The results are displayed and the background color for the General and Occupational MPE levels reflect various exposure zone classification colors. Printing or saving results may be performed as required.

Figure 4.0 MPE Calculator User Interface Other Features and Functionality: Analysis of transmitters and receivers operating in all land mobile radio frequency bands, (500 KHz to 40 GHz). Over 1,000 frequency pairs per communications site allowed for RF exposure analysis.

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A Communications System Setup Wizard provides a step-by-step method for configuring each wireless communications system by providing drop-down selection list-boxes for configuring the system technology, frequency band, equipment manufacturer and other technical parameters. Once the technology, frequency band and equipment manufacturer are selected, ComSiteMPE will obtain default equipment specifications and configurations from its exclusive equipment database and enter all of the required data automatically. The manufacturers include Ericsson, Lucent, Motorola, Nortel, M/A-COM and others. The antenna systems can be set up for single or sectored configurations. A user may add the antennas by simply selecting an antenna from the library of over 3,700 antennas, and then assign the antenna to any one of several mounting positions on an Antenna Mount. ComSiteMPE has pre-defined Antenna Mounts that are selected from a list. All of the antenna positioning and spacing data will be determined automatically based on the default antenna-mounting configuration selected. Once the selections are made, by simply clicking the "Finish" button ComSiteMPE will automatically configure and enter all of the station and antenna data. An MPE Analysis Setup Wizard provides a simple step-by-step method for setting up the non-ionizing RF exposure analysis and report options (Figure 5.0). Figure 5.0 MPE Setup Wizard Tool

ComSiteMPE automatically performs the exposure analysis and create a custom report in Microsoft Word. The document is concise and provides a presentation quality report suitable for distribution to engineers, managers, city/county governments, siting councils and other agencies requiring proof of non-ionizing radiation exposure compliance.

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The report includes a customizable Cover Page, Table of Contents, Executive Summary, Site description, Communications systems, Antenna systems, Frequency listings, Graphs, Images and Tables depicting the analysis results. A System/Provider template database is provided which allows saving and retrieving system configurations. This saves considerable data entry time when configuring similar communications sites. Default setups for file paths, analysis options, calculation defaults, and other options. Automatic data entry verification to minimize invalid data input, which minimizes mathematical errors. Quick Keys to reduce selection of Main menu items to one keystroke combination. Automatic lookup of insertion and rejection losses from a comprehensive library of RF filters, Combiners and other RF devices. Site data file printouts in either short or detailed formats. The antenna library consists of popular manufacturers horizontal and vertical antenna patterns. This feature will function during the interference analysis. Actual antenna patterns will be utilized and antenna gain calculations will be based on the orientation and radiation pattern of the antennas at the communications site. Support for long file names. There is a Unit Conversion Calculator that may be used to convert one unit type to another such as, dBm to dBw, Microvolts to dBm or dBw, dBi to dBd, Watts to dB, etc. Pull-down menus to make understanding and choosing commands easy with a Point and click user interface. On-line context sensitive Help system to provide instant help while running the program and on-line Tutorials to get up and running fast. Dialog boxes to make communicating with ComSiteMPE easy, including full textediting capabilities while editing base station data records.

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Data entry defaults, lookup tables and list boxes. These minimize keystrokes and avoid data entry errors.

System Requirements: Minimum system requirements are listed below. A Pentium III, 450 MHz processor. Windows 98, Windows 2000 or XP. 32 MB of RAM or greater. 40 MB of available hard disk space. SVGA monitor. CD-ROM Drive. A printer supported by Windows operating system.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS:

RCC acknowledges the following copyrights, documents and/or organizations that contributed to the development and/or published the industry wide accepted standards and guidelines to ensure the safety of the general public and the workers that knowingly or unknowingly could be exposed to potentially harmful radio frequency (RF) radiation. ANSI: FCC: IEEE: ICNIRP: ARPANSA: HC: DOD: NTIA: FDA: American National Standards Institute Federal Communications Commission Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency Health Canada Department of Defense of the United States National Telecommunications and Information Association Food and Drug Administration Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Technical Reference Documents: [1] Evaluating Compliance with FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields, Office of Engineering Technology Bulletin No. 65, August 1997. [2] Questions and Answers about Biological Effects and Potential Hazards of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields, Office of Engineering Technology Bulletin No. 56, August 1999. [3] Limits to Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields in the Frequency Range of 3kHz to 300GHz, Safety Code 6, Health Canada, 1999 [4] Levels of Radiofrequency Radiation from GSM Mobile Telephone Base Stations, ARPANSA Technical Report 129, January 2000.

Windows, Windows XP, Windows 2000 are trademarks or Microsoft Corporation. ComSiteMPE, ComSitePro, ComSiteDesign, ComSiteManager, ComSite are trademarks of RCC Consultants, Inc.

RCC Consultants, Inc. 100 Woodbridge Center Drive Woodbridge, NJ 07095 USA Tel: 1-732-404-2500, Fax: 1-732-404-2585, Email: comsitempe@rcc.com

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Radio Propagation Model Calibration, Mapping and Measurement Data Integration

Optimizing the Accuracy of Propagation Analyses for Land Mobile Radio and Broadband Wireless Internet Access With the ComSiteDesign Wireless Network Engineering Software
RCC Consultants, Inc. April 2006

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Radio Propagation Model Calibration, Mapping and Measurement Data Analysis With the ComSiteDesign Wireless Network Engineering Software

Introduction: ComSite Design (CSD) provides the means of maximizing the accuracy of its propagation models with the use of field gathered measurement data. In many instances the standard deviation of the difference between the measured and computed points can be below 7dB. This process involves an iterative method of collecting fieldmeasured data, extracting the possibility of outlying samples resulting for erroneous GPS readings attributed to multi-path and/or poor HDOP (Horizontal Dilution of Precision).
Depending on the ultimate goals of the test, the measurement equipment typically used in gathering the test data may consist of: A fast scanning receiver preprogrammed with the networks control channel frequencies and/or primary channels in use or Temporary (clear) channel(s) to minimize the extent of co-channel and/or adjacent channel interference, A test transmitter calibrated for at least 10 to 20W of output power, A known reference antenna and measured cabling losses.

1. Planning the Test Route Prior to conducting a measurement campaign it is of the utmost importance that and a planner: a. b. Record the height of the reference antenna. Do not collect measurements if this information is not known. Record the ERP (Effective Radiated Power) and antenna type of the reference measurement site. Do not collect measurements if this information is not known. Record the coordinates of the reference site to be calibrated. Plan your test route(s) before going on the field. Do not collect measurements without planning your test routes. Create a Reference Calibration site in CSD for the target area or market. Establish a reasonable radius of the site to be surveyed. This radius will depend on the type of site, ERP and frequency. The user may run CSD at 50% reliability to help establish the test routes using the MapPoint display, imported ESRI ArcView .shp file or the roads and boundary data options. Change the display option to Urbanization (Clutter/Land-Use/Morphology type) to see the expected environment types in the coverage area. Plan to survey the test area in proportion to each clutter type. For example, it is suggested that a minimum of 3000 (N) calibration points be collected either evenly distributed (as practically possible) or weighted in accordance of the

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serving sectors clutter type mix. Note that calibration measurements may be taken with the presence of a continuous CW (continuous carrier wave) signal and, for example, a fast scanning receiver or spectrum analyzer. A radio or wireless modem that provides an RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indication) in an automated fashion may also be used. Establish the approximate area for each clutter type in the test area, i.e, A1 is the area for dense urban, A2 is the area for urban, etc. Calculate the clutter losses using the CSD summary report the total (un-calibrated) coverage area, and sector under test, call this total area A. Then, N(A1/A)= the minimum number of test points for clutter/land-use area of type one, N(A2/A)= the minimum number of test points for clutter area of type two, and so on. This should provide the planner a statistically sound method on how to distribute the test locations within a survey area. It is also good practice to distribute the measurements as evenly as practically possible within each clutter type.

2. CSD Propagation Model Calibration Procedure To begin the calibration procedure, define the site location for the area tested according to the steps described in section 1. As a simple convention, name the site or assign a site ID or label that identifies the site as the reference calibration site for that given area, environment, Fig. 2.1 market or mix of clutter types. Fig. 2.1 identifies site CAL: WDC as the reference site for this example.

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Double-click on the site icon to display the Edit Site window as shown in Fig. 2.2. Note that the site status is set as PROPOSED, site type is BUILDING and a reference note, Calibration Reference Site for Washington DC Police is included to distinguish this site from other sites in the network. Click on the Sector Edit tab to display the Sector Edit window as shown in Fig. 2.3. Fig. 2.2

Fig. 2.3

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Note that though there are various technology types available, it is suggested that the calibration site be defined as Generic. To set up the site for calibration purposes, make sure the sector is set to an ACTIVE state and the option to USE LOCAL PROPAGATION MODELING is enabled as shown. Next click on the Edit Link Parameters button to define all relevant parameters used during the measurements including transmit antenna height above ground, antenna type and gain and transmission line losses as indicated in Fig. 2.4.

Fig. 2.4 Click OK to accept all settings for this sector (antenna system) to return to the site edit parameters window. Click on the Modeling Options tab to display Fig. 2.5. Note that this window looks very much like the standard Propagation Parameters control window in CSD. However, by having the ability to access the propagation modeling options from the site and antenna system level, the functionality to create a propagation model specific to the area, environment and clutter-type mix is provided.

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Fig. 2.5 To compute the relative environmental loss parameters from measurements, first choose a reference (non-adaptive) propagation model. Now that the reference site and parameters have been defined, next, click on the Model Calibration tab to begin the propagation model correction process. If the site is not first propagated an error message (Fig. 2.6)

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Fig. 2.6 will be displayed. To avoid this from happening click Save and then click the Run button on the tool bar to calculate the base line reference (un-calibrated) coverage as shown in Fig. 2.7.

Fig. 2.7 Double-click on the site icon again to display the site edit window and then click on the Model Calibration tab to display the window shown in Fig. 2.8.

Fig. 2.8

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Click on the File Select button to import the measurement data file collected in the field. To view the measurements follow the measurement import procedure described herein and use the control window shown in Fig. 2.9.

Fig. 2.9

Once the measurements are imported, CSD will automatically update the radio coverage. It is suggested that the calibration of all reference sites be done without accounting for additional log-normal and multi-path fading margins. To do so set the reliability parameters in CSDs propagation parameters window to 50%. An example un-calibrated site compared to measurements collected in the field is shown in Fig. 2.10. In many instances, depending on the complexity of the environment surrounding the test base station site, an un-calibrated coverage will appear greatly different than the measurements as suggested in Fig. 2.10. It is also possible that location errors due to multi-path will cause some measurements to fall outside the expected survey area. If one suspects that incorrect extraneous measurements have tainted the data, use the distance filter in Fig. 2.8 to make sure only measurements taken in the vicinity of the survey area are taken into account in the calibration process. Similarly, if the test receiver antenna may have been temporarily disconnected such that incorrect measurements are taken, the user may use the Receiver Noise Floor filter to filter out levels that are below a desired minimum value.

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Fig. 2.10

Double-click on the site icon or click on the Model Calibration tab to return to the calibration window as shown in Fig. 2.11. Note that in this example the distance filter was set to 15 kilometers. Click on the CALIBRATE ADAPTIVE LOSSES to display completion message shown in Fig. 2.11. Click OK to proceed to the next step.

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Fig. 2.11 To examine how the measurements compare against the computed signal levels along the measure test routes, click on the View Graph button to display Fig. 2.12. By inspection verify that there is a close correlation between the general shapes of the two graphs (red is measured data and blue is computed signal). That is, there should generally be instances where the measured signal level drops the computed data should drop as well. Similarly if the measured values rise the computed signal level should rise as well. If this correlation exists it is indicative that theres a good correspondence between the installation parameters (location coordinates, antenna height above ground and ERP).

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Fig. 2.12 To generate a graphical view of the environment types (clutter) that were surveyed click on the Attribute Distribution option to display Fig. 2.13.

Fig. 2.13 Click on one of the sections of the chart to view the associated statistics in the Selection Detail Data box. The detail computed includes:

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Number of samples measured in the same clutter/land-use type. Computed correction offset for the propagation model selected. The standard deviation of the sample.

To further examine the relation sample distributions measured for each clutter compared to those defined in the clutter/land-use database, click on the Offset/Sample Size button to display the graph shown in Fig. 2.14.

Fig. 2.14 If one is satisfied with the sample size and distribution click OK to return to the calibration window of Fig. 2.11 and click the Apply Adaptive Losses button. This operation will display a confirmation window as shown in Fig. 2.16.

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Fig. 2.15

Click OK and then Save to accept the correction factors to this site. In the event one wishes to view the raw calibration data and statistics, simply provide a Report File name along with a path and click on the Create Report button. A report similar to that shown in Fig. 2.16 will be displayed in MS WordPad. The report generated is an .rtf file also compatible with MS Word. In some instances it may be desirable to set the page size to landscape.

Fig. 2.16

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To apply the corrections, select the adaptive version of the propagation model calibrated from the window shown in Fig. 2.5. In this example the propagation model corrected is the Okumura-Hata-Davidson Adaptive Model, described in the TIA/TSB-88 reference document. Click Save to apply the new (corrected) propagation model and rerun the analysis. CSD will automatically apply the corrections and display a coverage analysis that more closely resembles what was measured in the field as shown in Fig. 2.17.

Fig. 2.17 To view how close the field measurements compare against the computed signal levels, double-click on the site icon and select the Model Calibration tab. Click the Calibrate Adaptive Losses button and then click on the View Graph button to display a graph similar to that shown in Fig. 2.18. Click on the Scroll View option to see how the measurements and predicted values compare along the route. Click on the graph to view specific details associated with a given test location as shown in the Selection Detail Data box.

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Fig. 2.18 Users will experience that the more accurate the terrain and land-use data is the more accurate the calibration correction process will be. The measured mean signal level, also referred to as the local mean, will track more closely the computed mean value of the predicted signal. The calibration example presented is based on a 100m DEM, 100m land-use (clutter) database for the US and over 5000 test points collected at 2.4GHz in the Washington DC area. If the same test points are analyzed with the higher accuracy databases, such as a 30m DEM and 30 DEM clutter database, better than 7dB Fig. 2.19 standard deviation may be achieved; showing an even better fit than what is shown in the calibrated (tuned) site coverage and measured data shown in Fig. 2.19.

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Automatic Frequency Planning with ComSite Design

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Use the QuickEdit tool to Change the Requested Number of Channels to be Satisfied with the AFP

To operate the AFP: 1. Make sure there no duplicate sectors added to sites unless 2. Therere capacity issues to be addressed 3. Select the AFP option from the RUN function on the tool bar

4. Set the minimum signal threshhold (e.g., -115dBm) 5. Set the desired C/I+N level 6. Click Files to create a frequency allocation file (.xls) 7. Select the number of iterations (start with 2000))

8. Click on Channel Selection to define the pools of frequencies to draw from, e.g., if you have a 28 channel license and youd like to design frequency reuse system, define your channels here. 9. Click OK when done and then click Generate.

Typical AFP Output After Assigning Channel Selections and Rerunning C/I+N Analysis

Interference pockets needing further optimization

Typical Channel Allocation Report

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Sites in need of optimization {{power reduction, Increase antenna tilt and/or sectorization}}