MCOM 4.2 Tool


Mobile Communications Network Application (MCOM) was first introduced as a Mapbasic application tool to create a graphical representation of a mobile network in MapInfo.
Starting version 3.0, MCOM has become a stand-alone application. MCOM acts as an OLE client with MapInfo running in the background. This allows MCOM to have the flexibility and versatility to integrate new functions that MapBasic cannot provide.
In this latest version, you get the similar user-interface as in MapInfo plus the additional ND/NPI tools.
MCOM's features can be categorised into following groups:

·         Cell-Planning Tools
·         Drive Test Analysis Tools [GSM only]
·         STS Analysis Tools


Cell planning Tools features is listed below:
·         Site database handling allows user to create a new site, edit or deleting existing sites on spot. [New]
·         Site Editor allows user to change all the site data including adding or deleting new cell. MCOM will redraw the site immediately after you apply the changes.
·         Quick frequency change. Edit and redraw carrier data of a selected cell immediately.
·         Able to locate a site with given Site Id.
·         Able to Show neighbours of a user-selected cell.
·         Able to show co-BCCH, co-channel & adjacent cells of a user-selected frequency or cell for GSM network. User can select more than one frequency at a time.
·         Able to show co-Control Channel, co-channel & adjacent cells of a user-selected frequency or cell for TDMA network. User can select more than one frequency at a time. [Enhanced]
·         User can select more than one frequency at a time to show the interference. [New]
·         Able to show cells with given BSIC/Color Code.
·         Able to show cells with given Frequency Group [TDMA only]
·         User customised colours for all show layers.
·         Able to Import Cell information and display it graphically.
·         Able to import the Map vector data (e.g. roads, coast, river etc.) from TCP/EET map database into MapInfo format using the Import Wizard. [New]
·         Able to Export MCOM2001 databases to text database files.



Drive Test Analysis Tools
 MCOM2001 provides an all-in-one box Drive Test Analysis tool to assist in drive test analysis based on TEMS logs. This feature is currently available for GSM TEMS logs only.
A summary of Drive Test Analysis features is listed below:

·         All-in-one box control, DrvTest Navigator (similar to TEMS Replay log file control).
·         Display drive-test data in DrvTest View.
·         Able to show serving cell on the map.
·         Able to Play, Step forward & backward drive test log files.
·         Able to jump to any drive test point and start playing from there.
·         Auto creates signal strength & quality layers upon loading GIMS Geographical Information Mobile Surveys by Ericsoft log files.
·         Able to display the signal strength plot of a single selected cell.
·         User-customised drive test thematic properties.
·         Able to support Signal Strength unit in either dBm or GSM.



STS Analysis Tools
MCOM2001 provides useful tools for STS analysis as well. MCOM2001 uses the same STS Database file as another Statistical Tool namely, Statics Statistical Tool by Chan Huan Kean.
MCOM2001 also supports statistics data created by SPOS and Turtle program. Before importing the STS Data from these tools, a STS database must be created.
A summary of these tools is listed below:
  • Cell Level Statistics View.
  • Handover Relation Statistics View.
  • STS Navigator for displaying user customized statistical reports on a geographical map.


 





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