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:
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Cell-Planning
Tools
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Drive
Test Analysis Tools [GSM only]
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STS
Analysis Tools
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Site
database handling allows user to create a new site, edit or deleting existing
sites on spot. [New]
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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.
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Quick
frequency change. Edit and redraw carrier data of a selected cell immediately.
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Able
to locate a site with given Site Id.
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Able
to Show neighbours of a user-selected cell.
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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.
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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]
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User
can select more than one frequency at a time to show the interference. [New]
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Able
to show cells with given BSIC/Color Code.
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Able
to show cells with given Frequency Group [TDMA only]
·
User
customised colours for all show layers.
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Able
to Import Cell information and display it graphically.
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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]
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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:
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All-in-one
box control, DrvTest Navigator (similar to TEMS Replay log file control).
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Display
drive-test data in DrvTest View.
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Able
to show serving cell on the map.
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Able
to Play, Step forward & backward drive test log files.
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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.
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Able
to display the signal strength plot of a single selected cell.
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User-customised
drive test thematic properties.
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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:
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.
