Wireless communication cell layer evaluation method

Abstract

A method of identifying various cell layers in an existing wireless cellular-type communication system to identify poor performance areas of the system. Various cell layers in an existing system are identified, each layer have an associated cell size. A composite of the various cell layers is visually displayed to reveal poor performance areas which can be utilized as a baseline for further investigation and analysis. The method includes the steps of determining average site-to-site distance between each site and its neighboring sites, and then determining an average cell radius for each site based on the average site-to-site distance. The most predominant cell radius is then identified and used as the anchor base line grid. Each site is then assigned a cell radius which is established by rounding the calculated average cell radius either up or down to a nearest grid size. The grids are displayed using a best-fit algorithm to the existing cell sites and simultaneously displayed to identify poor performance areas of the system. The transmission power of each cell site may be adjusted upwardly or downwardly to achieve a cell radius of coverage commensurate with the assigned cell radius.

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