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Version 6.4.4

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iBwave Design Release Notes / Version 6.4.4

iBwave Solutions Inc.

© 2014 – All Rights Reserved

The information contained herein is the property of iBwave Solutions and is strictly confidential. Except as expressly authorized in writing by iBwave Solutions, the holder shall keep all information confidential, shall disclose it only to its employees with a need to know, and shall protect it, in whole or in part, from disclosure and dissemination to third parties with the same degree of care protect its own confidential information, but with no less than reasonable care. Except as expressly authorized in writing by iBwave Solutions, the holder is granted no rights to use the information herein. Information is subject to change without notice. iBwave Solutions reserves the right to make changes in design or components as progress in engineering and manufacturing may warrant.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

STREAMLINE INDOOR WIRELESS NETWORK PLANNING ................................................................... 1

WHAT’S NEW IN VERSION 6.4? ................................................................................................................ 1

Design Compliance .................................................................................................................................. 2

Uplink Analysis ......................................................................................................................................... 5

Improved Fiber Modeling .......................................................................................................................... 8

Power Sharing ........................................................................................................................................ 10

Extended Small Cells Support ................................................................................................................ 12

Reports ................................................................................................................................................... 13

Subpart Grouping ................................................................................................................................... 18

Support For Mobile Markup Layer .......................................................................................................... 20

Debug Messages .................................................................................................................................... 21

Project Properties ................................................................................................................................... 22

NEW FEATURES BY PRODUCT .............................................................................................................. 24

SERVICE RELEASES ................................................................................................................................ 25

VERSION 6.4.1 ...................................................................................................................................... 25

Improvements ......................................................................................................................................... 25

Resolved Issues ..................................................................................................................................... 26

VERSION 6.4.2 ...................................................................................................................................... 30

Resolved Issues ..................................................................................................................................... 30

VERSION 6.4.3 ...................................................................................................................................... 31

Resolved Issues ..................................................................................................................................... 31

VERSION 6.4.4 ...................................................................................................................................... 32

Improvements ......................................................................................................................................... 32

Resolved Issues ..................................................................................................................................... 35

NEXT STEPS .............................................................................................................................................. 36

CONTACTING CUSTOMER CARE ........................................................................................................... 36

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STREAMLINE INDOOR WIRELESS NETWORK PLANNING

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STREAMLINE INDOOR WIRELESS NETWORK PLANNING iBwave Design 6.4 is the most comprehensive software available for automated network design planning. Users can streamline the process of data collection, component selection, cost evaluation, design, validation, documentation, reporting and more. Significantly reduce the time spent on manual field work and increase cost savings.

WHAT’S NEW IN VERSION 6.4? iBwave Design Version 6.4 includes new and improved features aimed at increasing the efficiency and quality of your wireless designs. The highlighted features are:

Design Compliance

Uplink Analysis

Fiber Equipment Modeling

Power Sharing for Neutral Host System

Extended Small Cells Support

Usability Improvements

New and Improved Reports

Subpart grouping

Support New Mobile Markup Layer

Others

NOTE For details on the latest release, please refer to Service Releases.

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Design Compliance

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DESIGN COMPLIANCE 1) Define network requirements per operator or wireless service

RF compliance criteria can now be defined for each operator or wireless service in project properties. Output maps are now linked to technologies where compliance settings can be defined for each, in an effort to standardize output maps. A list of output maps is displayed in Project > Properties > Calculations > Prediction > Output maps where users can configure compliance values for each system.

Select the output map and define the compliance criterion with up to 4 types of limits. The Minimum, Maximum, Average Minimum and Average Maximum values are assigned as thresholds that define those criteria.

When saved, the defined compliance values become part of the output maps and can be then shared as templates among users.

2) Extend the compliance criteria to additional RF metrics The compliance criteria requirements are extended to include RSSI, SNIR, Data Rate, RSRP, RSRQ and Soft-handoff. The following table lists the supported RF criteria:

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WHAT’S NEW IN VERSION 6.4?

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Output Map Criteria Unit

All Technologies

Signal Strength Signal strength of best serving sector dBm

Signal Strength SNIR Signal strength SNIR of best serving sector dB

Best Server % of the floor covered by indoor sectors %

Maximum Achievable Data Rate

Max DL Data rate of best serving sector dBm

Field Strength Field strength of best serving sector dBm

Soft Handoff % of the floor in soft handoff dB

Active Set Map Number of cells in the active set Int

Service Count Number of serving cells or serving antennas Int

Interpolation Signal Strength Signal Strength of the macro network dBm

Total Received Power Signal strength of the best serving sector including the macro network

dBm

CDMA

Active Set Map Number of cells in the active set Int

WCDMA

Active Set Map Number of cells in the active set Int

WiMax

WiMax Rx Pilot Rx Pilot of best serving sector dBm

LTE

RSRP RSRP of best serving sector dBm

RSRQ RSRQ of best serving sector dB

LTE Overlapping Zones Number of serving sectors Int

A compliant project can defined with the following criteria, as an example:

• WCDMA: 850MHz

• RSCP > - 115dBm with 95% of area

• Ec/No > -16dB with 95% of area

• LTE: 700MHz

• RSRP > -121 dBm with 95% of area

• Best Server PCI from inside sector > 95%

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Design Compliance

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Multiple compliance values of the same criteria can be set for the same output map.

For example:

• RSRP > -121 dBm (95% of area)

• RSRP < -25 dBm (100% of area)

3) Compliance results in output maps When setting compliance criteria, users can now apply all settings to a list of wireless service.

Compliance results are visually shown on the generated output map, with a legend as a guide to the set compliance values. The results indicate the target result, the limits and the target area.

Compliance settings can be applied on multiple floors. A new compliance report is created to show compliance results for individual and combined floors. A breakdown of results for each floor and a summarized metrics for all combined floors are included in the compliance report.

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WHAT’S NEW IN VERSION 6.4?

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UPLINK ANALYSIS 4) Mobile Transmit Power Output Maps

Uplink analysis has been extended to include uplink output maps. Three new output maps are now available:

• Mobile Transmit Power map (Voice): This map is available for LTE, CDMA and WCDMA. It displays the required mobile Tx power values for each pixel in the Prediction Area to maintain a voice application.

• Mobile Transmit Composite Power map: This map is available for LTE technology only. It displays the required mobile Tx power values for each pixel in the Prediction Area for an application over the entire LTE RF channel.

• Mobile Target SNR (Voice) map: This map is available for LTE technology only. It displays the required Target SNR value for each pixel in the Prediction Area to maintain a voice application.

Uplink coverage limits are definable in project properties by selecting one of the supported technologies (CDMA, WCDMA and LTE) and defining maximum and minimum mobile transmit power values: Project > Properties > Calculations > Prediction > Network optimization > Uplink.

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Uplink Analysis

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Prediction of uplink coverage provides designers with the ability to adjust the RF environment for an optimized network. Uplink noise level indicates noise interference from mobile subscribers to the BTS and increases with the number of mobile subscribers. In order to simulate this, define the acceptable Cell Load (%) in the Uplink panel for CDMA and WCDMA or the Noise Rise (dB) for LTE.

5) Uplink warnings and checks

The maximum BTS uplink desensitization value can be configured in the System Wizard for CDMA, WCDMA and LTE technologies to set a threshold level. A warning is sent out if the desensitization value reaches the maximum value defined in the system for each BTS. If the value exceeds the defined threshold a debug message is displayed in the Design plan.

The NEQ (Equivalent Noise Figure) is displayed under the DeSens value in the Design plans for each system.

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WHAT’S NEW IN VERSION 6.4?

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6) Link with Design Compliance The new compliance feature in this release is compatible with the above uplink output maps.

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Improved Fiber Modeling

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IMPROVED FIBER MODELING 7) Fiber modeling for network equipment

The modeling of multi-strand fiber cables and fiber equipment is now supported. The supported fiber equipment includes:

Fiber distribution cables of multiple strands Splice trays Patch panels

Typically DAS hubs and remotes have single or duplex fiber ports connected to a fiber hub for distribution. The following fiber optic equipment is now added to the database of components:

Component Type Image

Cables

Fiber Distribution Cable Several tight buffered fibers bundled under same jacket.

Connectors

SC SC; connected to one strand

SC-Duplex; connected to two strands

LC LC; connected to one strand

LC-Duplex; connected to two strands

FC FC; connected to one strand

FC-Duplex; connected to two strands

MTP Connected to MTP, e.g. 12-strands

Sub-parts

Fiber Splice Tray Modeled as a sub-part

Fiber Splice Module Modeled as a sub-part

Fiber Splice Cassette Modeled as a sub-part

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Fiber Housing Modeled as a sub-part

Network Equipment

Network Switches and Hubs

Modeled as sub-part

Patch Panel Modeled as sub-part

Rack and Cabinets Modeled as sub-part

Fiber cables in design plans are displayed with the number of strands and their connections. This information is displayed to help designers determine the number of strands available for additional connections and the strands containing signal.

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Power Sharing

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POWER SHARING 8) Power sharing for neutral host systems

Power sharing among multiple operators in an Active DAS is now supported. Allocated power is assigned for each operator and power sharing is accomplished at installed remote amplifiers. This allocation of power is achieved by using filters at the head end. In iBwave Design 6.4, attenuation values can now be automatically calculated and applied to the signals in order to deliver the required power percentage to the remote amplifiers.

The power sharing feature can be enabled for wireless services in Project > Properties > Project > Power Sharing. For each wireless service the required power allocation level can be assigned.

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WHAT’S NEW IN VERSION 6.4?

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9) Point of interface components Point of interface components supporting the power sharing feature are configured in the database of components. In the DB Editor a point of interface component is defined and used in a multi-operator Active DAS setup in Design. The database of components is updated with power sharing hardware from the following manufacturers supporting power allocation:

• Andrew • BTI Wireless • CCI (Communication Components Inc.) • DeltaNode • FoxCom • Kaelus,Microlab/FXR • MobileAccess • SOLiD Technologies • Sym Technology • TE Connectivity • Teko Telecom • Westell

Contact Customer Care for the updated parts.

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Extended Small Cells Support

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EXTENDED SMALL CELLS SUPPORT 10) New modeled small cells components

Small Cells are now grouped and contained within a Small Cells section under Radio Transceivers and the default supported technologies are properly modeled.

11) Instant creation of small cells on floor plans For Small Cells, components can be selected from the Parts panel onto the Design or Layout plan and the default supported wireless services are automatically created by iBwave Design 6.4, reducing the number of steps required to configure these components. The same feature is also supported for single or dual-band Wi-Fi Access Points.

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WHAT’S NEW IN VERSION 6.4?

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REPORTS 12) New Compliance report

The new Compliance report is generated to show the compliance results for a project. Users can limit the report output to show compliant or non-compliant results.

The compliance report lists the compliance results per floor as well as a combined result for all floors. The report breakdown show pass/fail status for each floor.

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Reports

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13) Link Budget and Horizontal Link Budget reports include radiating cables Radiating cables are now included in the Link Budget and the Horizontal Link Budget reports. The reports now generate link budget from BTS to the end of each radiating cable and in reverse. Radiating cables usually terminate with attenuators as shown below.

The following Link Budget report example shows the radiating CBL 5 cable.

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WHAT’S NEW IN VERSION 6.4?

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14) Cable Routing report includes fiber cables and connections

Cable routing lists the fiber cables and its connections from source side to mobile side with the possibility of multiple rows in the report to show the connected devices.

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Reports

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15) Component subparts included in Equipment, Cost and Cross-Reference reports Reports now include subpart equipment breakdown. Subpart equipment used in plans is shown in the Cross-reference report where quantities of each subpart in listed in relation to the main part with Part ID. Subparts also appear in the Equipment List and the Project Cost reports as shown: Report Name Description Cross-Reference

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WHAT’S NEW IN VERSION 6.4?

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Equipment List

Report Cost

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Subpart Grouping

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SUBPART GROUPING 16) Subpart support

Subparts are supplementary equipment normally ordered along with main components for design projects. For example, power supplies or screws are typically ordered as subparts. There is no more need to manually add these parts to the design plans for an accurate bill of material (BOM).

When adding a part in a design plan, its associated parts are also added. Designers can then edit their quantity and cost. Equipment, Cost, and Cross-reference reports are now modified to show this association.

Sub-parts are defined in the DB Editor as shown below:

Sub-part quantities are assigned in Design as shown below:

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WHAT’S NEW IN VERSION 6.4?

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Support For Mobile Markup Layer

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SUPPORT FOR MOBILE MARKUP LAYER 17) Read-only markup layer

A markup layer is new to iBwave Mobile, where field technicians make their markups on a floor design plan using the new markup feature. These markups might pertain to potential cable routes, location of electrical outlets and other adjustments to the floor plans. When downloading the saved Mobile project via Unity, the markup layer becomes read-only mode in Design with the ability to accept or reject markups onto the project.

Mobile projects are downloaded to Design from the Unity server – previously saved in the field using the Mobile application. The Markup Layer option must be checked to visible-mode, in the Layer panel however markups cannot be modified, added or deleted from Design, but they can be rejected or accepted onto the underlying project.

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WHAT’S NEW IN VERSION 6.4?

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DEBUG MESSAGES 18) New debug messages

The following messages are added to the debug message list:

Message Description

Power sharing: Attenuation conflict An attenuation conflict is detected at the remote unit.

Power Sharing: Attenuation range exceeded The attenuation range value at the remote unit has exceeded the maximum range.

Power sharing: Configuration incomplete One or more wireless services are missing power allocation value.

Power Sharing: No attenuation Attenuation value is missing.

Power Sharing: No attenuation step size Attenuation set size value is missing.

Power Sharing: No attenuation range Attenuation range value is missing.

Power Sharing: Power exceeded The combined sum of all power allocation values has exceeded 100%

LTE power exceeded

Combined Tx Power from all of the resource elements (LTE transmitter settings) exceeds Tx Power (power/channel) in

One of the parts contains unapproved sub parts

At least one subpart is in unapproved status.

Desens value exceeded DeSens value exceeded (Current <value> Maximum <value>)

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Project Properties

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PROJECT PROPERTIES 19) Uplink parameters for network optimization

Network optimization configurations can be configured for the uplink output for the following technologies:

• CDMA • LTE • WCDMA

Uplink analysis is configured in the network optimization properties as shown:

20) Legend definition for output maps The color scheme in the Prediction properties is renamed to Legends.

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WHAT’S NEW IN VERSION 6.4?

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21) New Power Sharing Properties Power sharing is added to the Project Properties to enable the power sharing feature.

22) Output map configuration properties Output map configuration is now standardized per technology. The configuration of Output maps is now in Project properties where a configured output map becomes a template to be shared among designers.

.

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NEW FEATURES BY PRODUCT

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NEW FEATURES BY PRODUCT

Product Feature Design Enterprise Propagation Module

Collection Module

Optimization Module Design Lite Propagation Lite

Module

Fiber Modeling √ √

Design Compliance º √

Uplink Analysis º √

Power Sharing √

Small Cells √ √

1

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SERVICE RELEASES

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SERVICE RELEASES

VERSION 6.4.1

IMPROVEMENTS

The following enhancements are included in iBwave Design Version 6.4.1.

The automatic cable replacement feature now supports optical fiber cables, where cable types and fiber strands are compared and replaced if they are found matching.

Fiber cable validations and their related alert messages are triggered when replacement cables are not matching. For example mismatching number of fiber strands.

Standard environment types are now read-only to preserve their pre-defined values. Users can create custom environment types based on the standard environment types to create new custom values.

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SERVICE RELEASES

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RESOLVED ISSUES

The following issues were resolved in iBwave Design Version 6.4.1.

ISSUE NUMBER DESCRIPTION

DSGN-3689 Updating or replacing an active part with un-configured sub-bands fails.

DSGN-3686 Un-assigning an antenna from the source causes the file to crash when attempting to open it again.

DSGN-3684 Manually edited Part IDs are regenerated after changes are made to other parts using the properties panel.

DSGN-3676 Additional components are added to the default database.

DSGN-3674 Change the uplink attenuation and the no signal band to read-write property. These values are not automatically calculated.

DSGN-3671 Index is not reset before regenerating Part ID numbers in manual mode.

DSGN-3664 The version numbers of the supported formats for Collection data file do not match the current Design version.

DSGN-3662 Unexpected warning message appears on application startup.

DSGN-3654 Allow a higher version of the database to load at Design startup.

DSGN-3650 The Cumulative Percentage value is not updated for Indoor Prediction Legend when the Target value is changed via the Compliance settings in Project Properties.

DSGN-3646 Irrelevant warning messages are displayed for fiber split point connections.

DSGN-3643 The DB Editor crashes when a read-only request is denied in the presence of a second instance of the application.

DSGN-3640 The Merge form is launched when opening a Mobile file.

DSGN-3639 The fiber system end part is not a remote unit.

DSGN-3635 Unexpected result when using a two strand fiber if multithreading is On.

DSGN-3632 Uplink noise values are incorrectly calculated in a cascading fiber hub installation.

DSGN-3630 Output Power for LTE and HSPA Plus are missing for active parts in the DB Editor.

DSGN-3616 The direction inverting property is not allowed during the replacement of splice trays.

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ISSUE NUMBER DESCRIPTION

DSGN-3614 Old compliance area is not removed after creating a new output map with compliance criteria values.

DSGN-3613 Wireless service data defined for radio transceivers should not be exported.

DSGN-3609 The Save As button appears misaligned in Project Settings.

DSGN-3608 Cannot export design plan to DXF format.

DSGN-3599 Unrecoverable error on opening compliance area properties with mouse right-click.

DSGN-3598 Cloned connectors/jumpers are lost when switching between plans.

DSGN-3596 Default file name for exported layout plan is repeated for multiple plans.

DSGN-3595 Incorrect debug message for maximum cable length validation.

DSGN-3593 Subparts of cables are not shown in reports.

DSGN-3592 Manually adjusting the DPI scale of an imported CAD image causes the application to crash.

DSGN-3591 Inclined plane angle is incorrectly calculated, negative height is allowed.

DSGN-3590 Subpart equipment is not shown in Equipment List report.

DSGN-3589 Strand number association is incorrect for split bundles by cloning.

DSGN-3585 Push pin annotations are individually locked when importing mobile data.

DSGN-3584 Reverting from accepting imported mobile data distorts cables on layout plans.

DSGN-3577 Prediction legend displays the wrong unit of measure for set compliance property values.

DSGN-3574 A cloned fiber strand cannot be reconnected if connectors are not configured in the database.

DSGN-3569 Legends are resized when zoomed in layout plans are saved and opened again.

DSGN-3566 Once hidden system labels cannot be shown again.

DSGN-3565 Via labels are not updated in plan 1 with corresponding changes to fiber strands in plan 2.

DSGN-3562 Pictogram legend is not refreshed when changing small cell type.

DSGN-3559 Debug message count is not cleared on loading subsequent projects.

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ISSUE NUMBER DESCRIPTION

DSGN-3555 Deleting all components in a design plan causes application to crash when outdoor prediction images are present.

DSGN-3553 The sector number is not removed once deleted from the radio transceiver part properties.

DSGN-3549 The attenuation parameters are not tagged with (calculated) when power sharing is enabled.

DSGN-3548 Merging mobile changes to layout plans takes long to complete.

DSGN-3546 Image in the Image Converter Window does not change with zoom level changes.

DSGN-3545 Add the ability to rotate antenna patterns in the DB Editor.

DSGN-3543 Deleting a fiber cable from an unconnected fiber split point causes the application to crash.

DSGN-3432 Unity connection error message is not intuitive.

DSGN-3499 Cross Reference Report shows off-air systems details for donor antenna ID.

DSGN-3494 Add the user ability to edit connections by using mouse double-click in Tools >Options > Unity Configuration.

DSGN-3492 The clone stamp tool does not work with pushpins.

DSGN-3485 The abort button remains active in the event that no mobile data is downloaded.

DSGN-3457 Improve usability of importing mobile data to design projects.

DSGN-3412 The connector source and mobile identifier values in the DB Editor are unreadable.

DSGN-3405 Parts are not added to Preferred parts whose group name contains special characters.

DSGN-3403 The sub rows under Source are not in the same order across the Link Budget Report.

DSGN-3398 When exporting a layout plan to .DXF format, the existing file is replaced without a confirmation to override it.

DSGN-3345 Capacity analysis is not allowed when ‘All’ services is selected.

DSGN-3334 The application becomes unstable when loading a component property from a local database that was loaded but not upgraded.

DSGN-2934 Canceling a wall rotation does not abort the action.

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ISSUE NUMBER DESCRIPTION

DSGN-2486 Identical cable IDs are assigned to multiple cables.

DSGN-766 Material assignment is allowed for one or for all layers but not for multiple selections in an imported .DWG file.

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VERSION 6.4.2

RESOLVED ISSUES

The following issues were resolved in iBwave Design Version 6.4.2.

ISSUE NUMBER DESCRIPTION

DSGN-3743 The Eb/No parameter is not considered when running the Mobile Tx Power (voice) output map for Uplink.

DSGN-3733 Layout pin thumbnails generate large mobile files.

DSGN-3731 Fiber split point generates unnecessary errors in the debug message list.

DSGN-3715 Remove visibility of Compliancy data from the Viewer.

DSGN-3695 The SISO MADR values are incorrect.

DSGN-3665 Remove an installation temporary file to prevent Design malfunction.

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VERSION 6.4.3

RESOLVED ISSUES

The following issues were resolved in iBwave Design Version 6.4.3.

ISSUE NUMBER DESCRIPTION

DSGN-3775 Using a cloned fiber cable to connect a split point may result in an inaccurate number of strands.

DSGN-3774 Strand count discrepancy is found in a fiber cable with two split points having different strand count per connector on each end.

DSGN-3767 Vertical signal strength prediction is missing from the 3D Viewer.

DSGN-3591 Inclined plane angle is blocked when negative height is entered.

UNTY-2305 Projects stay pending in the queue of Unity Share.

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VERSION 6.4.4

The iBwave Design version 6.4.4 supports the new features related to the iBwave Mobile Note and iBwave Mobile Planner version 1.5.

IMPROVEMENTS

The following enhancements are included in iBwave Design Version 6.4.4.

The database of components can now identify Mobile database components to support the small cell design feature in iBwave Mobile Planner. Using the DB Editor tool, users can now flag the small cell design components. A portable Mobile database is compiled based on these components and is delivered to the Mobile application. The feature supports the following:

• Radio transceivers, network equipment and miscellaneous component types; are part of the small cell design supported by iBwave Mobile Planner. The component types are portable Mobile database candidates

• New components are now identified as Mobile components on creation

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The Path Loss Exponent propagation model now supports Target Throughput contours that calculate predictions based on bitrate levels. The bitrate is defined in the Project Properties > Calculations > Mobile signal option. Select the Path Loss Exponent and the Achievable Throughput in the Antenna Contours Propagation Model to enable it. The bitrate measurements are predefined ranges for LTE and HSPA technologies, select the appropriate level for contour accuracy.

Combined with the environment type, the interference levels from adjacent antennas have an impact on the contour radius as this yield an accurate measure of the predicted areas.

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A new entry is created in the Import & Merge iBwave Mobile Data review window for imported iBwave Mobile (.ibwm) files with deleted parts. All connected cables are also marked as deleted, by association with the deleted part. An iBwave Design user can accept or reject the edits imported with the Mobile file of changes made in the field.

Network equipment configured and added on layout plans in iBwave Mobile (.ibwm) files are now imported and configured in iBwave Design projects.

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RESOLVED ISSUES

The following issues were resolved in iBwave Design Version 6.4.4.

ISSUE NUMBER DESCRIPTION

DSGN-3964 Signal weaker than floor noise should be replaced by thermal noise for radiating cables.

DSGN-3962 Cloning fails for radio transceiver sources without defined sectors.

DSGN-3944 When used during save, multithreading might randomly modify cable properties incorrectly which in turn corrupts the project file.

DSGN-3915 Import of mobile data in iBwave Design has incorrect height for replaced components.

DSGN-3911 Scale of a ruler should not be set to zero.

DSGN-3904 A negative ‘Bottom height above floor’ for a wall is lost after project save.

DSGN-3836 Antenna uses incorrect band property values.

DSGN-3827 Not able to run prediction for media converter with internal MIMO antennas.

DSGN-3814 Incorrect power readings due to multi-processing of calculations setting.

DSGN-3803 Mismatching RSRP results when running predictions on all plans in comparison with running them on current plan.

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NEXT STEPS

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NEXT STEPS Attend a Live iBwave Product Suite Demo

Buy Version 6.4

Upgrade to Version 6.4

Download the Free iBwave Viewer

CONTACTING CUSTOMER CARE If you encounter any problems during the installation or configuration of iBwave Design, or if you have any questions, please send your inquiries to Customer Care:

Email: [email protected]

Phone:

• Americas: 1 855 442 9283 or 1 855 4 iBwave

• Europe: +212 6 00545552

• MEA: +212 6 00545552

• APAC: +63 2-661-9635

You can also:

Log into the iBwave Customer Portal, and create a request in the My Cases section: http://www.ibwave.com/language/en-US/MyiBwave.aspx

Check if your questions are answered in the Knowledge Base section of the iBwave Customer Portal

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