A Development Platform for the Design and Optimization of Mobile Radio Networks

The rapidly increasing traffic demand from mobile users forces network operators and service providers to extend and optimize existing networks as well as to plan entirely new mobile radio networks. Current planning methods rely on static coverage prediction. The optimization is partly based on measurements and gathered experiences in connection with empirical methods. However, these methods do not adequately take the complexity and, especially, the dynamics of a mobile radio network into account. In contrast, the presented development platform for the design and optimization of mobile radio networks comprises a modular and generic dynamic system simulator WiNeS (Wireless Network System Simulator). This is conducted simultaneously with a closed concept for the configuration as well as visualization and animation of all important aspects of the mobile radio networks being investigated by use of the simulator. Therefore, this development platform is an effective tool to support the design and optimization of future mobile radio networks.