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1. Software Requirements Specifications for OTPS
Software Requirements
Specification
for
Online Tower Plotting System
Version 1.0 Approved
Prepared by
Harinder Singh (801131010)
Sukhpal Singh (801131024)
Software Project Management (SPM)
Master of Engineering in Software Engineering
Date: 25th August, 2011
Computer Science and Engineering Department
Thapar University, Patiala, India - 147004

2. Software Requirements Specifications for OTPS
Table of contents
Table of contents……………………………….………………………………………….ii
1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………1
1.1 Purpose………………………………………………….………………………………….1
1.2 Document Conventions……………………………………………………………………1
1.3 Intended Audience And Reading Suggestions..…………………………………………….1
1.4 Project Scope ………………………………….,………………………………………….1
1.5 References ……………..…………………………………………………………………..1
2. Overall Description ……………………………….…………………………………..………2
2.1 Product Perspective ………………………………………………………………………2
2.2 Product Features …………………………………………………………………………..2
2.3 User Classes And Characteristics …………………………………………………………2
2.4 Operating Environment …………………………………………………………………...2
2.5 Design And Implementation Constraints ………………………………………………...3
2.6 User Documentation ………………………………………………………………………3
2.7 Assumptions And Dependencies …………………………………………………………3
3. System Features ………………………………………………………………………..…..3
3.1 Search ……………………………………………………………………………………..3
3.2 Tower Definition …………………………………………………………………………4
3.3 Distance Calculation ……………………………………………………………….…….5
3.4 File Upload……………………………………………………………………………..…..6
4. External Interfaces Requirements………………………………………..………………….6
4.1 User Interfaces ………………………………………………………………………..…6
4.2 Hardware Interfaces ……………………………………………………………………..6
4.3 Software Interfaces ………………………………………………………………………7
4.4 Communication Interfaces ……………………………………………………………….7
5. Other Nonfunctional Requirements ………………………………………………………..7
5.1 Performance Requirements…………………………………………………………………7
5.2 Safety Requirements………………………………………………………………………..7
5.3 Security Requirements……………………………………………………………………..7
5.4 Software Quality Attributes ……………………………………………………………….7
6. Other Requirements…………………………………………………………………………..8
Appendix A: Glossary……………………………………………………………………………..8
Appendix B: Rough Prototypes of interfaces……………………………………………………9

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1. Introduction
1.1 Purpose
This document is intended for customers from various Telecom Companies for which this software
product is being developed, Site engineers of the company, developers, marketing managers,
software testers, software architect. This document specifies various functional as well as non
functional requirements in detail and it describes which functional/non functional requirement is
satisfied by which feature of the software. It also describes varies constraints and standards that are
applicable to all software systems of this domain, in development as well as when the system will be
operated. It include description all software/hardware and third party dependencies in the
development of this software.
1.2 Document Conventions
Various abbreviations that we have used in this SRS document are:
OTPS - Online Tower Plotting System.
Site id - Site identity number for any tower.
MSC - Mobile Switch Control (which is different regions of mobile operators or cells in short).
GPS - Global Positioning System.
SOAP – Simple Object Access Protocol.
Requirements like plotting the tower on satellite map, get the tower image by clicking on tower,
add, update, delete tower information and also calculating distance between towers are the basic
detailed requirements which include all the high level requirements.
1.3 Intended Audience and Reading Suggestions
The readers that the document is intended for are developers, marketing staff of mobile operating
companies, Site Engineers, testers, and document writers. This SRS document contains short
description of some important functional and non functional requirements, which are decided after
consulting various stakeholders of the software system.
 For end users/site engineers and developers and customers, section 3 system feature is
important to read.
 For project managers, marketing managers and project sponsors, section 2 overall
descriptions is important to read.
 For developers and customer, section 4 and section 5 is important to read.
1.4 Project Scope
This OTPS will be design for the Mobile Operator Company. It helps in automatic plotting of tower
on Satellite Map. It holds the information about all the towers using in this company and getting
tower information by clicking on the image. In this we can create, delete and update the tower
information. This project helps to calculate the distance between two towers. The search option will
be there for searching a particular tower by name, site id, latitude and longitude. For adding new
information about a particular site, upload the file in a proper format. For security reasons this
project provides usernames and passwords to control the information. The user can move to any

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location by dragging the mouse over the Satellite map window and user can also zoom in and zoom
out by using zoom slider.
1.5 References
Other documents like problem statement, project charter, scope statement, use case in generic
format and use case diagram, IEEE standards and URLs like http://google.com, http://geonames.org,
http://today.java.net.com, http://sun.java.com, http://wikipedia.org, http://roseindia.net and
http://w3schools.com .
2. Overall Description
2.1 Product Perspective
The OTPS is of GPS domain software system, it is helpful in replacing the system in which we
collecting the whole information regarding towers of telecom company in a particular site location
with a fully automated system in which we can do all these activities on online map, we convert
manual tower searching system in registers to a fully automated system. This software system is
intended for different telecom or mobile operator companies.
2.2 Product Features
Major features the OTPS are searching tower by site id or longitude and latitude, plot tower on
satellite map, add/update/delete/view tower information, calculate distance between two towers.
2.3 User Classes and Characteristics
The OTPS is used by Site Engineers. The classification of site engineer is based on MSC and
network type whether cdma or gsm. There is no difference between cdma and gsm users or site
engineer. There is no difference in various physical specifications of towers but only difference is
that these have different frequencies of signals which the towers receive or send.
2.4 Operating Environment
The OTPS have some Software requirements like programming language and development tools
which are NETBEANS 6.5, programming language tool kit JDK1.6, Java Runtime Environment,
MySQL Server 5.0, MySQL Tools for Server 5.0. It also have some Hardware requirements like
Intel / AMD 32 bit processor, minimum 256 MB RAM, 512 MB disk space, positioning device like
mouse, keyboard and monitor.

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2.5 Design and Implementation Constraints
Every user or site engineer of OTPS manages his/her own region where he/she can do simple
manipulations on towers at a particular site without affecting other parallel users of different
regions. As this software is GPSs domain so it follows various constraints like GPS requires correct
value of latitude and longitude that is correct values of co ordinates of point on map should be
entered. The time constraint applied on GPS, it involve the availability of satellite at particular
interval of time.
2.6 User Documentation
The OTPS is provided with various user manuals, training kit, project report for better
understanding of the use of the software system.
2.7 Assumptions and Dependencies
The OTPS requires internet connection for working properly. We have data dependency for
collecting information from different mobile operators like Reliance or Tata Indicom about towers
which are already placed in different regions.
3. System Features
Using OTPS every user or site engineer different regions where he/she can do simple manipulations
on towers at a particular site without affecting other parallel users of different regions. Here is
detailed description of various system features which satisfy different functional requirements for
the product:
3.1 Search
The first basic functional requirement is finding a tower at a particular site by different options, this
is organized by Search feature of the OTPS.
3.1.1 Description and Priority
This feature is the one of the main feature of OTPS, so it is of High priority. We can search a
tower at a particular site by site id or by tower measures like longitude and latitude and to
locate the desired tower it plot the found tower in a desired color and shape on the graphical
map. It include priority component ratings such as benefit – 9, penalty – 8 cost – 8.
3.1.2 Stimulus/Response Sequences
Firstly the user click on the Search tab in the Menu bar of main page, then system shows a
pop up in response which contain two options that are Site id and by Longitude & Latitude.
The user enters the inputs for finding the tower and gets the system response accordingly,
that is the system can revert either Tower found or Tower does not exist or wrong site id
entered.

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3.1.3 Functional Requirements
3.1.4.1 REQ.1: By Site ID
Firstly by Site id, the OTPS should allow the user to perform search of a particular tower by
site id from the complete data stored in the database server and returns the information
related to the particular tower. It should also return multiple tower information if there exist
towers with the same id. The system should a dialog box if there no such tower exist,
displaying the “wrong site id entered”.
3.1.4.2 REQ.2: By Longitude & Latitude
This function should split into two parts on the basis of different formats of latitude /
longitude.
3.1.4.2.1 Decimal format – This format accepts the latitude/longitude in
decimal notations.
3.1.4.2.2 Degree Minute Second format – This format accepts the latitude /
longitude in: DD-MM-SS format where DD – Degree, MM – Minutes, SS –
Seconds.
3.1.4.1 REQ.3: Plotting the tower
The system should provide the easy identification of the found tower on the graphical map
by showing it in a particular color and shape which is set by user before doing a search.
3.2 Tower Definition:
The second basic functional requirement is performing various manipulations on tower at a
particular site, this is organized by alter and view features of the OTPS.
3.2.1 Description and Priority
This feature is the one of the main feature of OTPS, so it is of High priority. We can
add/remove/delete/update tower at a particular site. It include priority component ratings such
as benefit – 9, penalty – 9, cost – 9.
3.2.2 Stimulus/Response Sequences
Firstly the user right clicks on the at a particular tower on main page showing graphical map of
whole region, then system shows a pop up in response which contain three options that are
View, Update, Delete and also user clicks right button at any point on the map and then system
asks for adding new tower. The user can perform his/her desired action and the system gives
response accordingly, that is the system can revert either Tower information updated/not or
Tower deleted/not or Tower added/not or view the tower information.
3.2.3 Functional Requirements

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3.2.3.1 REQ.1: View Tower Information
This “View Tower details “function should allow the user to view the tower information.
User should select the “view tower details” by right clicking on the particular tower and
then selecting the “view tower details “option.
3.2.3.2 REQ.2: Update Tower Information
The system should allow the user to edit and save any particular Tower information. User
updates any tower information by right clicking on the tower and selecting “update tower
details” option from the popup menu.
3.2.3.3 REQ.2: Delete Tower
User can delete the tower information by right clicking on the tower and selecting “delete
tower information” from the popup menu.
3.2.3.4 REQ.2: Add Tower
The system should allow the user to add new tower in the desired region on the graphical
map with desirable physical measures/properties of the tower.
3.3 Distance Calculation:
The third basic functional requirement is calculating distance between two towers in a
particular region and it is organized by distance calculator of the OTPS.
3.3.1 Description and Priority
This feature is also one of the desirable features of OTPS, so it is of medium priority. It
include priority component ratings such as benefit – 9, penalty – 7, cost – 6.
3.3.2 Stimulus/Response Sequences
This function calculates the distance between two or more towers based on their
latitude/longitude. It uses mouse listener to determine the latitude / longitude of the tower
and then calculate the distance using that latitude / longitude.
3.3.3 Functional Requirements
3.3.3.1 REQ.1: Marking of towers
It should provide a privilege of marking of two towers on the graphical map of a
particular region before calculating the distance between them.
3.3.3.2 REQ.2: Distance Calculation
Then after marking the two desired towers it should allow the site engineer to get the
distance calculated between them in Km. by clicking on a single button.

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3.4 File Upload:
The fourth basic functional requirement is upload file to the system containing information
of various sites and towers.
3.4.1 Description and Priority
This feature is also one of the desirable features of OTPS, so it is of medium priority. It
include priority component ratings such as benefit – 9, penalty – 7, cost – 6.
3.4.2 Stimulus/Response Sequences
In this the user give the link of the file to the system and the system responses accordingly
that the file is uploaded successfully to the database or not.
3.4.3 Functional Requirements
3.4.3.1 REQ.1: Providing the link of file
It should provide a privilege of browse a file in the computer system which contains
the information of various sites and towers in a particular region.
3.4.3.2 REQ.2: File uploading to the database
Then after providing the link of desired filet hen system should allow the site engineer
to get the information in it to be uploaded to the database by clicking on a single
button.
4. External Interface Requirements
4.1 User Interfaces
First interface includes the login option for the user and it asks the user about username and
password, MSC and finally about the network type (gsm or cdma). If not a valid user the system
prompts by displaying massage that ‘’Not a valid user”. And if he/she is a valid user then the main
page of the OTPS appears which shows the complete graphical satellite map of the a particular
region it also include standard buttons such as File and Search and also a zoom slider. File tab have
options like new, logout and exit, new in turn have two options that are Site and User. It also
include interfaces for either showing various measures of the tower or for adding or updating tower
details. One more interface is for deleting the tower from a particular site which shows a prompt for
again confirming the deletion from user.
4.2 Hardware Interfaces
The OTPS requires a computer system with Intel / AMD 32 bit processor, minimum 256 MB RAM
and 512 MB disk space and it uses other hardware devices like mouse and keyboard as positioning
devices and monitor for showing the important information and this whole system interact with the
internet server for getting and changing information of tower online from anywhere.

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4.3 Software Interfaces
NETBEANS 6.5, Java programming language toolkit JDK1.6, Java Runtime Environment, MySQL
Server 5.0, MySQL Tools for Server 5.0.
4.4 Communications Interfaces
In searching a particular tower OTPS uses a web service. This service searches the location around
the world and returns the latitude / longitude in xml standard conventions. Then those latitude /
longitude are used for moving the user to a particular location. It uses various network protocols
while accessing internet like HTTP, FTP for accessing Internet. This application sends a request to a
service at a given http://geonames.org by using the SOAP protocol over HTTP; the service receives
the request, processes it, and returns a response.
5. Other Nonfunctional Requirements
5.1 Performance Requirements
While using OTPS every user or site engineer of different regions, he/she can do simple
manipulations on towers at a particular site in parallel with other users of different regions. Every
individual site in maintained by a particular site engineer other users which manage their own site in
a particular region in parallel access their sites from anywhere and by using any internet service.
That is any number of users can access system without degrading the performance, means
performance depends solely on number of users the internet is capable of providing service.
5.2 Safety Requirements
In this system we can upload a file in the computer system which contains the information of
various sites and towers in a particular region, after providing the link of desired file then system
should allow the site engineer to get the information in it to be uploaded to the database. So we can
take the backup of user and site database in the files after making any changes in the site and user
details, which can be used in case when system crashed etc.
5.3 Security Requirements
The OTPS provides login option for each user and it asks the user for username and password, MSC
and finally about the network type (gsm or cdma). Every user is provided with a particular fixed set
of user privileges for viewing, updating, deleting and creating site as well as user, every site
engineer is authorized to perform these tasks and also every site engineer is authenticated by
username and password given to him/her.
5.4 Software Quality Attributes
This system is adaptability any file containing information of site details can be inserted to the
database. It’s availability is high, it depends only on the maximum number of internet users allowed,
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map by showing it in a particular color and shape which is set by user before doing a search. It also
has some more quality attributes like reliability, reusability, testability, flexibility and usability.
6. Other Requirements
OTPS allows the user site engineer to manage user accounts for his/her subordinate for a particular
site. The site engineer can create and delete their login ids.
Appendix A: Glossary
In this document we have mentioned some abbreviation like OTPS, it is Online Tower Plotting
System, MSC it is Mobile Switch Control (which is different regions of mobile operators, we call It
as cells informally) and site id it is Site identity number for any region and tower. We have also
used some technical terms regarding mobile operators like gsm and cdma, these are the different
types of networks of towers. Beneficiaries for this software product are the Telecom companies
which require information regarding various towers/sites in different regions and need maintenance
of the sites. It facilitates the work of site engineer.

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Appendix B: Rough Prototypes of Interfaces
Telecom Company
Username
Password
MSC
Network
GSM
CDMA
Telecom Company
Search
Logout
Site Map
Calculate Distance
Kms.
Tower1
Tower2
Zoom/ Scroll

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Telecom Company
Site Map
Logout
View
Create
Update
Delete
Telecom Company
Searching Tower
Site Id:
or
Latitude
Longitude