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Overview
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Purpose
Masters the basic operations of the Pathloss. Pre-plans the microwave routes by using the Pathloss.
Studied Case
Area: Mauritius, which is located in the east longitude and south latitude, Southern Hemisphere Basic information of the site:
mauritius
20-new mauritius
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The Pathloss software is a comprehensive path design tool based on the radio links. The Pathloss software operates at frequencies ranging from 30 MHz to 100 GHz. Currently, Pathloss 4.0 is commonly used. Generally, electronic maps in three formats are used for the Pathloss software. They are described as follows: 1. Electronic map released with the software The accuracy of this map is 900 meters. The map is carried in two disks as follows: Disk 1-map covering the North and South America Disk 2-map covering the Europe, Africa and Asia 2. Electronic map in the SRTM format This kind of map is classified into the following three categories: SRTM 1': The accuracy of this map is 30 meters. Only the electronic map covering part of the North America is available. SRTM 3':The accuracy of this map is 90 meters. The high-accuracy electronic map covering the entire globe is available. It is commonly used. SRTM 30': The accuracy of this map is 900 meters. The high-accuracy electronic map covering the entire globe is available. 3. Electronic map in the Planet_UTM format This kind of map has high accuracy, which ranges from several meters to tens of meters. You can obtain it form the Radio Network Planning Dept.
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Four versions of the Pathloss Software
PL4B: basic design software for microwave transmission PL4C: basic design software for microwave transmission + coverage calculation PL4I: basic design software for microwave transmission + interference analysis PL4CI: basic design software for microwave transmission + coverage calculation + interference analysis
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Requirements for Installing the Pathloss Software
The computer should be of the Pentium series, and should run in the Windows 95/98 (or a later version) or Windows NT 4.0 (or a later version) operating system.
The Pathloss software (with few database engines) requires a minimum of 6-Mbyte hard disk space. More database engines and various data files will increase the requirement for the hard disk space to 25 Mbytes.
A memory with a capacity of more than 64 Mbytes is required when the computer runs in the Windows 95/98 operating system, or a memory with a capacity of more than 128 Mbytes is required when the computer runs in the Windows NE operating system.
The authentication of license (in a floppy disk or in a dongle) is required. You can obtain these contents at the website of CTE: www.pathloss.com
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Uninstallation of the Pathloss
License in a floppy disk:
Choose Configure > Program > Uninitialize Program from the menu in the Pathloss. Click Start, and select Control Panel. In the displayed window, choose Add or Remove Programs > Change or Remove Programs > Pathloss 4.0.
License in a USB
Click Start, and select Control Panel. In the displayed window, choose Add or Remove Programs > Change or Remove Programs > Pathloss 4.0.
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Importing the Electronic Map 1. Importing the electronic map released with the software Click Start, and choose Program > Pathloss 4.0 to run the software. Choose Configure > Terrain Database from the menu of the Pathloss. (In the displayed dialog box, according to the format of the map released with the software, GTopo30 Global 30 sec under Primary is generally selected.)
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Run the Pathloss software, and choose Configure > Terrain Database from the menu of the Pathloss. In the displayed dialog box, select SRTM under Primary. Click Setup Primary, and the SRTM window is displayed. Choose Files > BIL-HDR-BLW to select the proper map (in the format of *.hgt).
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Projection modes: Approximately 10 projection modes, such as UTM, Gausss Kruger, Gauss Conformal (south Africa), New Zealand Gird, are supported. Ellipsoid definitions: More than 100 ellipsoid definitions, such as WGS1984, WGS1972, GRS80, Voirol1960, Massawa, Airy1983, and Mahe19871, are supported.
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The basic contents of the UTM are as follows: heights, clutter, vectors. The projection.txt file in the heights folder includes the information of the digital map, such as the ellipsoid, time zone, projection mode and range. For example GRS-1980: ellipsoid definition 29: time zone information of the digital map, that is, Time Zone 29 UTM: projection mode of the map 0.0-9.0 500000.0 0.0: range of the map The maps used in the radio network planning mostly adopt the ellipsoid definitions WGS1984 and GRS1980, and the UTM projection mode.
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Click Setup Primary. In the displayed Odyssey - UTM dialog box, select Use special UTM zone, and enter the time zone number plus N or S in the box. ("N" represents the Northern Hemisphere, and "S" represents the Southern Hemisphere. If you do not enter N or S, it is set to N by default. In the case of Mauritius, you should enter 40S.) If the map contains the information of buildings, select Embedded building data. If the map covers regions that are located in several time zones, you can select Use standard UTM zones in index.
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Click Planet, and the format of the imported data is changed to Planet. In UTM zone, enter the time zone number plus N or S. Then click OK, select the Index.txt file, and click OK. The map information list is imported. Choose Files > Close in the Odyssey - UTM window. Click Close and then click OK.
Descriptions of the preceding parameters: Edge units: generally expressed in meters Byte order: SPARC or INTEL Bottom up: This item determines whether the map starts from the southwestern corner or from the northwestern corner. If the imported map is upside down, you need to adjust this item.
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After you determine the related items in the Import Text File dialog box, click Import. Select the data to be imported (final data format: *.CSV), click Open, and then click Import. Click Close when the process is complete.
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Choose Files > Save (in the format of *.gr4) > Site Data > Create Background. The background file is created.
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The background files may not be created when the Pathloss is used. The possible causes are as follows: 1. The table heading in the saved *.CSV file is not deleted. 2. The path of the map is incorrectly set. 3. The geographical location is incorrectly set. 4. The file is not saved as required, that is, you should choose Files > Save to save the file in the format of *.gr4.
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Click Start, and choose Program > Pathloss 4.0 to run the software. Choose Module > Network > Configure > Terrain Database, and the Configure Terrain Database dialog box is displayed. Setting the layers: Select Layers to determine the layer where the site is located, and then click OK. Modifying the legends of sites in batches: Choose Defaults > Site Legend. Choose Site Data > Site List > Import > Site Text File, and the Import Text File dialog box is displayed. After you set the attributes of the site in the dialog box, click Import to select the data to be imported (in the format of *.CSV). Click Import, and then click Close when the process is complete.
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Pre-Planning Routes
1. Read through the contents on network, transmission and line construction in the tender document and digest these contents. Sort out the required information. 2. If the clauses that are required for the network planning but are not specified in the tender document, communicate with the operator and clarify the doubts. 3. Fully understand the bidding strategies of the project team. 4. Determine the required conditions for pre-planning the microwave transmission routes, based on the requirements of the tender document, the conclusion reached after the communication with the project team, and the output of the radio network planning. These required conditions are described as follows: Bidding strategies of the project team KPIs Transmission modes of the backbone network (network between cities) Selected microwave products Maximum antenna heights Adopted protection modes
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Risk factor of the microwave BOQ Frequencies Geographical location of the nation, that is, the hemisphere, longitude, and latitude where the nation is located. Location of each BTS and the requirement of each BTS for the transmission capacity Location of each BSC and the requirement of each BSC for the transmission capacity Subordinating relations between BSCs and BTSs 5. When the Pathloss software is used to pre-plan the microwave transmission routes, the following aspects are involved: Divide the work of personnel involved in the project microwave planning and design and making out the plan. Produce the project-level microwave transmission distance calculation table. Determine the graphic example of the project-level microwave planning and design and outputting the format. Determine the microwave network topology to design the network at different layers, that is, backbone layer, convergence layer, and access layer. Increase the distance of routes in the SDH backbone network to a proper length to decrease the number of SDH microwave hops, choosing curved profiles, and capitalizing on the local terrain condition.
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Pre-Planning Routes
Network Configuration SDH (large-capacity microwave: STM-1) PDH (small-capacity microwave: 4xE1, 8xE1, 16xE1)
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Procedures for Configuring a Link Connect the BSC to a nearest site, and click on the connection line. Choose Terrain Data > Operations > Generate Profile. In the displayed Generate Profile dialog box, click Generate and then click Close. Choose Module > Antenna Heights, and click Calculate (check if the line-of-sight transmission between the two sites is available). Choose Module > Network, and then click Yes.
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Drag the mouse to connect Site38 and Site40. Click on the connection line, and select Summary. Based on the data in Calculated Distance (km), enter the proper value in Frequency. This hop of link adopts the central frequency point 12996 MHz of the 13 GHz frequency band.
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Choose Module > Terrain Data > Operations > Generate Profile.
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Click Generate in the Generate Profile dialog box, and then click Close. Doubleclick the blank area under Structure, and then select Range of Structures. Set the height of the structure (in the example, a tree of 15 meters).
Select any point on the profile, and you can modify the related parameters, for example, distance, elevation, structure, scale and ground.
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20 0 Site38 Latitude Longitude Azimuth Elevation Antenna CL 20 11 15.36 S 057 43 03.36 E 298.90 40 m ASL 28.5 m AGL 1 2 3 4 5 Path leng th (9.11 km) Freq uency (MHz) = 12996.0 K = 1.33, 0.67 %F1 = 100.00, 60.00 6 7 8 Site40 Latitude Longitude Azimuth Elevation Antenna CL 18 07 20 08 52.08 S 057 38 28.68 E 118.93 170 m ASL 29.8 m AGL 9
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Operations for the Sites Between Which the Line-of-Sight Transmission Is not Available: Adding a Relay Site
Determine the location of the relay site to be added
Site Data
Add Site
Add Site
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Deleting a Relay Site Choose Site Data > Site List, and select the site to be deleted. Choose Edit > Delete > Import > Close.
Labeling a Link Labeling a link by default (labeling the site distance only) Right-click on a link and select Label, and the Label dialog box is displayed. Select Distance, and deselect Do not draw. Enter the information of the link in the blank of the dialog box. You can also adjust the font size and position of the characters. After the process is complete, click OK. Labeling a link in a customized way (labeling any information on the link) Right-click on a link and select Label, and the Label dialog box is displayed. Deselect Do not draw. Enter the information of the link in the blank of the dialog box. You can also adjust the font size and position of the characters.
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Outputting Outputtingthe the profile diagram profile diagram between betweensites sites
Outputting Outputtingthe the antenna height antenna height and andsite sitedistance distance
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Choose Module > Network > Print > Copy from the menu of the Pathloss. Paste the terrain diagram in the Word and save it in the format of *.doc.
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20 0 1 2 3 4 5 Path leng th (9.11 km) Frequency (MHz) = 12996.0 K = 1.33, 0.67 %F1 = 100.00, 60.00 6 7 8 9
Site38 Latitude 20 11 15.36 S Longitude 057 43 03.36 E Azimuth 298.90 Elevation 40 m ASL Antenna CL 28.5 m AGL
Site40 Latitude 20 08 52.08 S Longitude 057 38 28.68 E Azimuth 118.93 Elevation 170 m ASL Antenna CL 29.8 m AGL 18 07
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The networking diagram is output as a PDF document. Do as follows: Click Printer Setup, and select Acrobat PDFWrite in the Printer Setup dialog box. Set the size of the paper, and then click Properties.
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