Patent ID: 7580712

Claim:
A computer readable medium encoded with a computer program which, when executed by a computer, serves as a network planning tool by performing steps of: (1) assigning total output power values for plural modeled cells of a modeled wireless communications network; (2) distributing modeled plural user equipment unit among the plural cells; (3) determining, for a first modeled cell, transmit power needed for services and channels in the first modeled cell other than power for a high speed downlink packet service; (4) using needed transmit power as determined by step (3) for determining power available in the first modeled cell for the high speed downlink packet service; (5) using power available as determined by step (4) for determining received power at a modeled first user equipment unit on a high speed downlink packet service data channel; (6) determining total interference received by the modeled first user equipment unit from the plural cells; (7) using received high speed service data channel power as determined by step (5) and total interference as determined by step (6) for determining a high speed downlink packet service data rate for the modeled first user equipment unit; (8) performing step (5) through step (7) for the plural modeled user equipment units in the modeled first cell and using the high speed downlink packet service data rates for the plural modeled user equipment units to obtain a high speed downlink packet service data rate for the modeled first cell; generating an output which can be used for network planning.