Telecom Italia S.p.a.

Andrea Benedetto

Roberto Lanzo

Simone Piacco

Loris Paolo Stola

Andrea Schiavoni

Alessandro Leoni

Giuseppe Bussolino

Emanuele Gilio

A method for estimating an occupancy level of a geographic area includes transmitting first signals to and receiving second signals from bodies within the geographic area by backscattering of the first signals. The bodies include first bodies permanently within the geographic area and second bodies temporarily within the geographic area. According to the first and second signals, a first map of the first bodies within the geographic area is generated. At a specified time period, following a reference time period, transmission of the first signals, reception of the radio signals and generation of the first map is repeated. According to the first and second signals, a second map of the bodies within the geographic area is generated. A number of the second bodies within the geographic area during the specified time period is determined as the occupancy level based on comparing the first map to the second map.

Method and system for estimating an occupancy level of a geographic area

A method of planning deployment of a radio communication network in at least a portion of a geographic area is provided. The method comprises: providing a three-dimensional model of the at least a portion of the geographic area; providing a model of at least one radio base station, the model comprising at least an indication of a position of the radio base station within the geographic area; and evaluating a propagation channel within the at least a portion of the geographic area associated with electromagnetic radiation, radiated by the at least one radio base station, at predetermined positions in the three-dimensional model of the geographic area. The method further comprises planning the deployment of the radio communication network based on the evaluation of the propagation channel.

Method and system for radio communication network planning

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Andrea Benedetto