The factors that determine the behaviors of a wireless network are numerous and complicated. In addition to static factors such as the location and operating characteristics of base station equipment, terrain, clutter and building distribution, the system is also sensitive to time-dependent factors including the locations and behavior of large numbers of both mobile and fixed remote users. There are various techniques one might adopt to predict the behavior of these users.

This paper looks at the techniques used in traditional network planning and then proposes an alternate method..