The document describes Vimpelcom Tools, a set of additional tools for the Mentum Planet network planning software. It focuses on two tools: Easy Import, which allows creating large networks from an Excel file, and Export Project to Google Earth, which provides better visualization of sectors than the standard export tool. The tools are installed via the Extension Manager in Mentum Planet 5.7 and are available from a new "Vimpelcom Tools" tab. Easy Import creates networks using a single Excel sheet and avoids duplicating antennas with the same parameters across sectors.

1. Vimpelcom Tools for Mentum Planet 5.7
Albert Yakupov, ECR
albert.yakupov@ericsson.com

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Description
› “Vimpelcom Tools” is a set of useful additional tools for work with the
Mentum Planet in a internal Vimpelcom network
› It’s possible to use part of tools from this set in the Ericsson network
› In this presentation 2 tools are described (Easy Import and Export
project to Google Earth)

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installation
Open Mentum Planet 5.7. Click Tools-Extension Manager and select
saved earlier “VimpelcomTools_57_11.09.2014”
VimpelcomTools_57_11.09.2014.zip

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After installation
After installation you can find a new tab “Vimpelcom Tools”
below “Extension Manager”. You can use these tools now.

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Easy import
templateEasyImport.zip
› Easy import is a most useful tool in this set. It allows to create large networks
(including different RANs) using one EXCEL-file with only one sheet
› In the case where two and more different sectors are linked to antennas with
the same parameters (antenna must have same type, height, azimuth, latitude,
longitude, etc.) only one antenna is created. Of course, in this case it’s
necessary to use antennas with a full set of available ports and patterns

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Created sites
After the sites are created, it is necessary to edit the parameters of sites, base stations,
sectors, antennas, etc. using the Tabular Editor in compliance with current settings of the
project

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Export project to Google earth
A visualization of the sectors exported from the Mentum Planet with
using Vimpelcom Tools is better, than with using standard method (Tools-
Google Earth Export)

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Exported sites