WRAP Software for Radio Network Planning and Spectrum Management

1. WRAP Software for Radio Network Planning and Spectrum Management WRAP 0983G

2. WRAP 0983G

3. ALL YOU NEED FOR SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT START Let´s go... WRAP 0983G

4. Introducing WRAP This is WRAP: • A highly efficient system for radio network planning and spectrum management • Provides all necessary computation and analysis support for both large and small organisations • Powerful planning support for a number of different services within the same program • Handles all tasks needed at the national level, as well as dedicated network planning • Frequency and licence administration WRAP 0983G

5. Hardware Requirements • Win2000/XP/Vista • >1024 x 768 display • >1 GB RAM recommended • CD-ROM/DVD WRAP 0983G

6. Main Functions WRAP provides the following functions: • Coverage • Interference • Collocation Interference • Radio Link Performance • Spectrum View • Frequency Assignment • Traffic Capacity • Radar Coverage • Earth Station Coordination • Satellite Network Coordination • Coverage Comparison • Broadcast • Radio Network Management • Point-to-Multipoint • HF Planning • Cost and Coverage Optimiser • Obstruction Manager • Spectrum Allocation Manager • Licensing and Coordination Manager • Calculators WRAP 0983G

7. WRAP Configurations WRAP can be configured as a single-user system OR as a client-server application in a larger organisation CLIENTS WRAP 0983G

8. WRAP Station Database • WRAPdB, a comprehensive database for station and equipment characteristics • Microsoft Access • Microsoft SQL-Server • Any ODBC database (e.g. Oracle) • Import from BRIFIC and other databases WRAP 0983G

9. Radio StationsTechnical parameters WRAP 0983G

10. Radio Stations:Customised administrative data WRAP 0983G

11. Equipment: Receivers • 4-5 tabs contain all technical parameters WRAP 0983G

12. Equipment: Transmitters • 4-5 tabs contain all technical parameters WRAP 0983G

13. Equipment: Antennas • 3 tabs contain all technical parameters WRAP 0983G

14. Equipment: Filters • Two tabs contain all technical parameters WRAP 0983G

15. Equipment: Cables • Two tabs contain all technical parameters WRAP 0983G

16. Equipment: Mobiles • One window contains all technical parameters WRAP 0983G

17. WRAP Databases • WRAPdB, comprehensive database for station and equipment characteristics • Microsoft Access • Microsoft SQL-Server • Any ODBC database (e.g. Oracle) • Import from BRIFIC and other databases • Height and terrain raster • Internal compressed raster format • Import of several commonly available formats • Vector data (cartographic data) • ArcView Shapefile and MapInfo tab/mif formats • Scanned map images • TIFF with TFW world file • Population data • ArcView Shapefile format WRAP 0983G

18. Station databases WRAP handles several station databases: • WRAPdB main database(s) • National Frequency Register • ITU BRIFIC WRAP 0983G

19. Presentation Capabilities • Profile Viewer (1-D), 2-D and 3-D map presentation • Handles any combination of: • Raster background, height or terrain • Vector data (cartographic data) • Results, incl. sub-layers • Map objects, e.g. station symbols • Scanned images • Support for ITU Digitized World Map (IDWM) • All maps are interactive WRAP 0983G

20. The Profile Viewer Ray path User-defined clearance First Fresnel zone Second Fresnel zone Presentation Capabilities Profile viewer WRAP ####X WRAP 0983G

21. Profile Printout WRAP 0983G

22. Manual terrain profile Digitisation of terrain profile from scanned map or paper map WRAP 0983G

23. Great circle Orthographic Mercator world National grid 2-D Map Projections WRAP 0983G

24. The 2-D Map Viewer Elevation contours Colour coded elevations Vector theme, lakes Vector theme, rivers 2-D map WRAP ####X WRAP 0983G

25. 2-D Map Printout WRAP 0983G

26. The 3-D Map Viewer 3-D map ‘Zoom’ and ‘rotate’ are available in the 3-D Viewer WRAP ####X WRAP 0983G

27. Map Image 3-D map WRAP ####X WRAP 0983G

28. Propagation Models • Ten propagation models are supported: • ITU-R P.526-6 (Detailed terrain) • DETVAG 90/FOI (Detailed terrain, many selectable options) • ITU-R P.370-7 • ITU-R P.452-9 (Detailed terrain) • ITU-R P.619-1 • Longley-Rice • Okumura - Hata/COST-231 - Hata • COST-231 - Walfish - Ikegami • CRC (Detailed terrain), by special licensing • Free-space • Attenuation due to atmospheric gases can be included (ITU-R P.676-2 for terrestrial, P.618-6 for space) • HF Planning with ITS HF software: • VOACAP/ICEPAC/REC533 (point-to-point) • VOAAREA/ICEAREA/RECAREA (point-to-area) WRAP 0983G

29. Coverage • Single transmitter • Multiple transmitter WRAP 0983G

30. A three-level result Long-Lat grid Relief background Radio station Coverage Result presentation WRAP ####X WRAP 0983G

31. Interference Two different calculation modes are available: • Consider a station as victim (as Interfered) • Consider a station as Interferer WRAP 0983G

32. Radio Link Performance The main features are: • Support for both analogue and digital radio links • Full power budget • Fading margins • Outage probabilities • Auto-handling of attenuation due to atmospheric gases. WRAP 0983G

33. Received Power Field Strength Spectrum Viewer The Spectrum Viewer gives a visual overview of the spectrum occupancy at any location. WRAP 0983G

34. Receiving point Spectrum Viewer Displaying azimuths for a single frequency WRAP 0983G

35. Frequency Assignment WRAP efficiently supports assignment of frequencies and polarisation to stations and networks • All services • Manual assignment • Auto assignment • Simplex • Duplex • Consider or exclude existing assignments WRAP 0983G

36. Collocation Interference WRAP calculates all potentially dangerous frequency coincidences and their levels due to: • TX intermodulation • RX intermodulation • IF breakthrough • Image frequency • Harmonics • Transmitter spectrum mask • Receiver blocking • Receiver selectivity • Antenna illumination • EMI emitters Frequency hopping and direct sequence spread spectrum systems are handled. WRAP 0983G

37. Traffic Capacity WRAP 0983G

38. Earth Station Coordination WRAP 0983G

39. Coverage Comparison WRAP 0983G

40. Radar Coverage WRAP 0983G

41. Calculators WRAP 0983G

42. Broadcast WRAP 0983G

43. Satellite Networks ITU RR AP8 noise increase Satellite coverage WRAP 0983G

44. HF Planning • Planning of HF systems employing ionospheric propagation • WRAP uses software from the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences in the USA • ITS HF software is accessed from within WRAP • Properties of stations with definitions according to WRAP standards are used • Data is transferredautomatically to the ITS codes • The standard installation of the ITS HF software can be used external to WRAP. WRAP 0983G

45. Time availability, area plot WRAP 0983G

46. Point-to-Multipoint • Definition of a specific Group: MP Station • Comprises one base station with a number of sector stations. To each of these a number of Clients is associated. • Sector antennas have a fixed azimuth and tilt • Thus not automatically directed towards the clients. • Client antennas are automatically directed in azimuth and tilt towards their sector station • Traffic: Station property Number of Channels • For clients: Defines the traffic requirement of the client • For sectors: Defines the total capacity of the sector station • Total traffic load on a sector station calculated as the sum of the number of channels for each of its associated clients. WRAP 0983G

47. Examples of map displays Antenna lobe widths Network WRAP 0983G

48. Allotments WRAP 0983G

49. Licence Manager WRAP 0983G

50. Main menu WRAP 0983G