Simulation-based Design Tool for GSM/GPRS Networks

GSM cellular mobile networks accommodate for voice codecs and data services with different service quality requirements. We have designed a planning tool that evaluates service performance based on the proposed network architecture. The tool uses a database of discrete-event inter-cell interference simulations. The tool quantifies performance of the network and assesses potential for improving capacity and channel quality. Since interference models are calculated in advance, performance evaluation is near-instantaneous. We also assess the benefits of carrier groups as a solution to the increasing number of services supported by GSM networks