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Description
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MASC
(Multiple Antenna Scenario Configurator) is a very
powerful software module designed by AWE Communications.
The module is integrated into the Windows based
application AMan - but partners (e.g. Vodafone) use this
module also as dynamically linked library in their own
radio network planning tool (UNIX operating system). The
very flexible and open structure of this module makes it
possible to integrate it into all radio network planning
tools.
With MASC the supoerposition of multiple antennas
radiating the same signal (incl. phase shifters and
power splitters) is possible as well as the
consideration of the local environment (masts, arms,
walls, tubes, sub-arms,...). So very realistic antenna
patterns can be generated. |

The MASC
editor.
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Features of
MASC
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Antenna
Patterns:
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Description of the far-field of the radiation of the
antenna(s)
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At least
(measured or computed) vertical and horizontal
patterns are available from antenna manufacturers
(in most cases also 3D pattern) describing the
radiation of the antenna in ideal environments.
These patterns are used as input of MASC.
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Antenna
pattern considered for computations in ProMan are
always full 3D patterns. But additionally the 2x2D
patterns (horizontal and vertical plane) can also be
computed.
Features of
MASC (Multiple Antenna Scenario Configurator):
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Antennas
mounted either at a mast or at a wall
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Arbitrary
number of antennas can be considered (superposed)
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For each
single antenna the phase shifter as well as the
power splitter can be defined individually
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Each
object of the scenario (mast, arms, wall, sub-arms,
tubes,...) can be defined individually (geometry and
electrical properties)
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Radoms of
the antennas can be considered (shielding of signals
radiated from other antennas)
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Computation of actual pattern with ray tracing
algorithms (incl. reflection and transmissions)
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Either
2x2D (horizontal and vertical) or 3D pattern is
computed
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Filters
can be applied to the computed patterns
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brochure with information about AMan.
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about the AMan software.
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