202 212-214, 222, 231, 258, 260, 262 Receiver Diversity, 35 Signalling Control Point (SCP), 98 Receiver Level, 53, 145 Signalling End Point (SEP), 98 Redundancy, 106, 131-133, 210, 214, 240, 242, Signalling Links (SL), 98-100, 102, 105, 106, 210, 212, 213 Reflections, 62, 72, 74 Signalling Network Dimensioning, 98, 100, 101 Refractivity, 64, 65 Signalling Optimisation Plan, 106 Reliability, 125, 230 Signalling Overhead, 187, 188, 190 Retainability, 143 Signalling Plans, 99, 101, 102, 105, 106, 206, Re-Transmissions, 125, 127, 132, 136 207, 210 RLC Data, 115 Signalling Point Codes (SPC), 93, 213 RNSAP, 18, 189 Signalling Points (SP), 93, 98, 102, 210, 213 Rollout Planner, 234-236 Signalling Transfer Point (STP), 98 Round Trip Time (RTT), 251, 252, 262 Signal-to-Interference Ratio (SIR), 162, 163, Routers, 111, 196, 209, 213, 214, 239 Routing, 9, 15, 18, 58, 79, 85, 96, 97, 101, 102, SIM Card, 23, 99 104, 106, 112, 114, 116, 119, 122, 123, Site Definition, 242 125, 184, 187, 196, 210-214, 230, 231, Site Failure, 100 242, 252 Site Selection, 31, 32, 48, 57, 61, 92, 117, 182 Routing Plans, 85, 96, 97, 102, 106, 210 Site Survey, 31, 57, 117, 166 Rural, 25, 26, 36, 53, 60, 190, 253 Slave Clock - Synchronisation Supply Unit (SSU), 81 SACCH Frame, 49 Slow Associated Control Channels (SAACH), Scattering, 69 INDEX Slow Fading, 39, 175 Third-Generation Mobile Networks, 6 Smart Radio Concept, 132, 133 Third-Generation Networks, 14 Smooth-Sphere Diffraction, 71 Time Slots (TS), 7, 12, 13, 42, 43, 51, 58, 60, SMS, 5, 110, 112, 237-240, 242, 243, 246 77-79, 82, 98, 109, 116-119, 121, 124, Soft Capacity, 169 125, 127-130, 134-140, 142, 170, 261 Soft Handover (SHO), 164, 165, 175, 177, Time Slots are Dedicated to, 118 187-190, 230 Time-Division Multiple Access (TDMA), 7, 12, Spectrum Efficiency, 32, 43, 134, 144, 145 13, 47, 198 Spreading, 6, 16, 156, 162 Time-slot Allocation Planning, 77 SRNC, 153, 155 Topology, 58, 60, 61, 81-85, 97, 104, 106, 114, SS7, 14, 46, 98, 102, 110, 130, 212, 213, 231, 182, 191, 192, 207, 232, 240-242 