User's Manual

Mark the cell areas on the floor plan, one area for each cell, and split cell overlap

areas in half, as shown in Figure 33: Example of dividing the coverage area and

recording offices on page 63 as heavy dotted lines.

2. Count the number of user offices in each cell area.

3. Record the number of user offices on the floor plan in each cell area.

Creating an estimate table

Use the following table to estimate the number of handset users for each cell.

Table 5: Estimate users in a cell

Estimate for: 1C1 1C2 1C3 1Cn

Users inside the cell with

an of

fice

Users with an office

outside of a cell who walk

into the cell

Users without an office

Users in a cell

Creating an estimate table

1. Make an estimate table.

Include a column for each cell center.

2. Label the rows as shown in Table 5: Estimate users in a cell on page 64

3. Label each column heading with the cell center indicator.

Use this table to determine how many times to subdivide each cell to carry the

handset telephone traffic.

Calculating the number of users inside the cell with an office

Table 6: Example of the table first row calculation

Estimate for: 1C1 1C2 1C3 1C4 1C5 1C6 1C7