Specto means -
          'to look at', 'to watch',
          or 'to see'.


 Mobilis Specto enables its users to visually display the topology of the network against a geographical map. It also provides a schematic view of the network.

Main Features

Specto provides the interface to graphically view all sites entered into a database, on a detailed map backdrop. The seamless integration of the Sites and work orders within Specto makes the identification of geographically suitable sites highly visible and straightforward to use. All potential sites such as any existing properties of the Operator, or sites where the Operator has agreements or arrangements with other parties to use their properties, will be visible in Specto if these sites were pre-loaded into Mobilis.

 

These “friendly sites” will become potential first choices in nominal planning and in detailed planning at a later stage. Specto provides visibility of these potential sites even before a work order is generated. All nominal sites are displayed with the defined search ring area. The candidate sites displayed within these search rings can be assigned to the work order, and this information will in return be available to the Radio Planning tool via the Medius module.

 

 

As part of the planning process all candidate sites must be evaluated against radio coverage objectives, transmission line-of-sight, commercial, legal and infrastructure cost objectives.

 

This ‘site ranking’ allows all the different role players to make an educated and synchronized decision. Because the ideal site is not always available, and because sites are occasionally rejected in the rollout process, the technical ranking for preferred sites as well as candidates’ sites are recorded. This information can be displayed graphically through Specto.

 

Regardless of which site is chosen, the technical ranking of the candidate sites defines the feasibility of building a site at that location. In Mobilis, you can record the actual outcome of the ranking meeting, where one site will be chosen as the "Preferred Candidate", and the rest will either be on standby or rejected. The statuses of these candidates are clearly visible in Specto and can be displayed through the means of easy-to-use filters. 

 

Floorplans, Racks and Shelf Positions

 

Using the planned parts list in Operis, you have the ability to enter information about the size and position (coordinates) of the cabinets and equipment being installed at a site. Specto contains a Schematics Module that can graphically display this floor plan information, which aids in the identification of equipment and planning of floor, rack and shelf layouts.

 

Port-to-Port and Port-to-DDF Mapping

 

Through Mobilis Operis it is possible to record a complete, detailed list of all the equipment necessary for the build. Operis provides a planned parts screen where all equipment quantities required for the network element can be recorded. In addition, it allows the mapping of Network Element ports to DDF positions. This detailed design information can be used as the framework for the installation of the equipment, and can also be used later as one of the 'building blocks' for designing the transmission circuits.

 

Having populated detailed circuits and complete port mapping information into Operis, it is also important that the information can be viewed in a clear fashion. A high capacity site with numerous transmission links can support a large number of circuits, and this information can be very complicated to digest in table format. The Schematics Module in Specto displays full circuit information in a graphical format, and it is possible to zoom in and out to different levels of complexity. This supplies an easier format in which the user can view the transmission and connectivity information.