Method and system for radio communication network planning

A method of planning a-deployment of a radio communication network in at least one portion of a geographic area, the radio communication network comprising at least one radio base station configured to provide radio communication services, the method comprising:

• providing a three-dimensional model of the at least one portion of the geographic area;
• providing a model of the at least one radio base station, the model comprising at least an indication of a position of the radio base station within the geographic area;
• evaluating a propagation channel within the at least one portion of the geographic area associated with electromagnetic radiation, radiated by the at least one radio base station, at predetermined positions in the three-dimensional model of the geographic area,
• wherein providing a three-dimensional model of the at least one portion of the geographic area comprises:
• subdividing the three-dimensional model of the geographic area to obtain a plurality of Primary Elements, each Primary Element comprising at least one indication of a position of the Primary Element within the at least one portion of the geographic area, and
• identifying triplets of Primary Elements in the plurality of Primary Elements, based on geometrical visibility among Primary Elements, each triplet of Primary Elements comprising a source Primary Element acting as a source of electromagnetic radiation, a destination Primary Element acting as a destination of electromagnetic radiation, and an intermediate Primary Element, the intermediate Primary Element:
• receiving the electromagnetic radiation generated by the source Primary Element, and
• interacting with the received electromagnetic radiation, wherein the interacting causes electromagnetic radiation to propagate from the intermediate Primary Element to the destination Primary Element;
• and
• planning the deployment of the radio communication network based on the evaluation of the propagation channel.