4G System Lab™
Introduction
4G System Lab™ is an advanced planning and analysis tool for LTE and mobile WiMAX. It can be used at all stages of the LTE or mobile WiMAX radio access network analysis, from coverage and capacity prediction, through validation of the influence of chosen radio resource management (RRM) features up to technology business casing. As such, 4G System Lab™ is addressed to a vast spectrum of end users, including universities, research institutions, telecom equipment vendors, system integrators, consultancies, regulators and finally cellular operators. 4G System Lab™ can be licensed as a stand-alone or webbased application.
Overview
4G System Lab™ belongs to the category of system-level simulators truly reflecting the behavior of a modeled radio access network. A tool user selects and configures the radio interface (either LTE or mobile WiMAX), chooses appropriate channel and traffic models, defines the network to be analyzed, makes the choice on the set of RRM functionalities and runs the simulation. The tool is time-driven and models, with high accuracy, all the events that happen within a radio network. This includes terminals mobility, cell selection / reselections, attach, random access, admission control, handovers, power control, scheduling and many more. Special attention is given to co-channel interference (CCI) control, where functionalities managing CCI can be easily modeled and verified. After simulation, user-defined network statistics collected over defined observation time window, are available as reports for post processing.
The role played by RRM features in LTE, LTE-Advanced and mobile WiMAX will be far greater than in previous wireless systems. Therefore we decided to put special emphasis on appropriate modeling of RRM features. This constitutes the cornerstone of 4G System Lab™ and differentiates it significantly from the classical RNP tools. We provide plenty of representative algorithms for RRM and CCI control. For those users who want to verify their own features – we provide an open API so that they can easily implement their own solution. The same holds for channel and traffic models, which can also be user-defined. The tool has a modular structure and can be easily expandable. In addition to an in-depth technical evaluation including coverage and capacity estimation, traffic analysis, verification of various RRM schemes and CCI control mechanisms, we provide rich business analysis environment. This allows for network dimensioning, estimation of the costs of introduction of a certain technology or set of features, their prospective revenues, BEP and ROI estimations and finally for vendor short-listing, which can be particularly interested for mobile operators. 4G System Lab™ complements the other IS-Wireless products such as LTE PHY Lab™ and WiMAX PHY Lab™. It is a continuously evolving product. In the near future it will include features belonging to 3GPP Rel 9 and more importantly to Rel 10 – also known as LTE-Advanced.
Example of user defined parameters
- MCS Tables
- RRM functionalities parameters (e.g. Handover threshold, congestion control actions, etc.)
- Propagation conditions
- BS and Terminal configuration (Noise figures, antenna patterns, azimuths, powers, etc.)
- Terminal types (stationary and vehicular with full mobility)
Application areas
4G System Lab™ can be used by:
- Mobile operators
- Telecom equipment vendors
- OEMs, ODMs
- Chipset vendors
- Research institutions and universities
- Business and financial analysts
- Telecom regulators
- Consultants and technical trainers
Features
Avalibility
Planned availability of 4G System Lab™ is Q3 2012.
Customization
Should you need a customized design, modifications to the offered 4G System Lab™ or the development of supporting algorithms - do not hesitate to let us know by sening email to info@is-wireless.com.
Educational usage
If you are interested in using 4G System Lab™ for educational purposes, for creating of new or enhancement of existing technical courses, please ask for our suggestions and methodological support, please send email to info@is-wireless.com.
Purchasing information and product brochure
For a quote or more information on the 4G System Lab™, including the complete product brochure with a list of functions and block structuring, please send email to info@is-wireless.com. Please do not forget to ask about the extras!