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Telecommunication Modelling and Simulation Assignment - PLMN Design Based on 5G

Learning Outcomes -

a. Design, analyse and evaluate wireless mobile communication systems;

b. Research and analyse recent developments, and relate them to the principles of mobile network design and network management;

c. Apply engineering techniques, tools and resources to plan and model cellular networks;

d. Apply, and evaluate the application of systematic cellular networks engineering synthesis and design techniques;

Project Formulation -

Assume that you are an employee of a public land mobile network (PLMN) operator with operations in Victoria. As a member of a group of 5 engineers, you are tasked to design a PLMN based on 5G air interface to serve a suburb in Victoria called Mernda. Assume that your employer has no PLMN infrastructure or mobile service in this suburb, and that it is a greenfield. Your design should use the CelPlanner® software. The steps of the design should be clearly demonstrated. Also, your design must be justified with analytical reasoning wherever possible.

The PLMN that you design should include:

1) Demonstration of research into PLMN design based on 5G using a minimum of 5 references from journal papers, conference papers or books.

2) The entire coverage area, its size and the division of the coverage area into cells.

3) The cluster size used, frequency reuse distance, and sectoring per cell.

4) Latitudes and longitudes of the coverage area.

5) Choose the number of cells and their sizes with justification.

6) Illustrate the positioning of eNodeBs in the network, with justification.

7) The operating frequencies of the PLMN and how the frequencies were acquired.

8) The bandwidth of each channel.

9) Minimum and maximum data rates that each user can be served.

10) The multiple access scheme used.

11) The handoff algorithm or method used in the PLMN.

12) Channel allocation method used in the PLMN.

13) Modulation methods used.

14) Channel coding methods used.

15) Error control scheme employed.

16) Pathloss models used for signal propagation in the coverage area, with justifications.

17) The expected grade of service (GOS) in the PLMN.

18) The overall capacity of the PLMN.

19) Include screenshots of CelPlanner® in your report to illustrate your design steps.

20) Reference list demonstrating research into the subject matter at the end of the report.

Submits a report written using Microsoft Word in good English language. The size of the report should not be more than 10 A4 pages, written in 12-point Times New Roman font.