METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

摘要

The apparatus includes a memory (50) for storing representations of a microcellular transmitter (34) and a macrocellular transmitter (312). The representation of the microcellular transmitter is configured to transmit a representation of a first signal, the representation of the macrocellular transmitter is configured to transmit a representation of a second signal. A database (51) is responsive to the memory. The database has a plurality of data structures, and the plurality of data structures comprise a map of a geographic area. A predetermined location (11) is positioned on the map. A facet (600) having a size and comprising at least three points defining a plane is associated with the predetermined location. First (53) and second (54) instruction sets are available to calculate a characteristic of the first and second signals. A processor (52) responsive to the memory and the database uses one of the first instruction set and the second instruction set to calculate the characteristic at the predetermined location.