Business Objects and Data Sources > BTS (Base Transceiver Station) > Creating a BTS Object with the API

This section explains how to create an IltBTS object using the JViews TGO API and how to add it to a data source.

How to Create an IltBTS Object

To create an IltBTS object and add it to a data source, use the following procedure:

  1. Initialize JViews TGO.
IltSystem.Init();
  1. Instantiate one or more antennas.
IltBTSAntenna antenna1 = new IltBTSAntenna("A1",//label
                            new IltBellcoreObjectState(),//state
                            0,//beam direction
                            100,//power
                            60);//beam width
IltBTSAntenna antenna2 = new IltBTSAntenna("A2",new 
  IltBellcoreObjectState(),60,50,60);
IltBTSAntenna antenna3 = new IltBTSAntenna("A3",new 
  IltBellcoreObjectState(),120,80,60);
IltBTSAntenna antenna4 = new IltBTSAntenna("A4",new 
  IltBellcoreObjectState(),180,20,60);
IltBTSAntenna antenna5 = new IltBTSAntenna("A5",new 
  IltBellcoreObjectState(),240,70,60);
IltBTSAntenna antenna6 = new IltBTSAntenna("A6",new 
  IltBellcoreObjectState(),300,50,60);
  1. Instantiate an item of BTS equipment (optional).
IltNetworkElement btsEquipment = new IltNetworkElement("bts 
  equipment",IltNetworkElement.Type.BTSEquipment,new 
    IltBellcoreObjectState());
  1. Instantiate the BTS container.
IltBTS bts = new IltBTS("BTS",null,null);
bts.setPosition(new IlpPoint(500,200));
  1. Create a data source for IltObject instances and define the parent-child relationships.
IltDataSource dataSource = new IltDefaultDataSource();
dataSource.setParent(btsEquipment,bts);
dataSource.setParent(antenna1,bts);
dataSource.setParent(antenna2,bts);
dataSource.setParent(antenna3,bts);
dataSource.setParent(antenna4,bts);
dataSource.setParent(antenna5,bts);
dataSource.setParent(antenna6,bts);
  1. Add the BTS to the data source.
dataSource.addObject(bts);
dataSource.addObject(btsEquipment);
dataSource.addObject(antenna1);
dataSource.addObject(antenna2);
dataSource.addObject(antenna3);
dataSource.addObject(antenna4);
dataSource.addObject(antenna5);
dataSource.addObject(antenna6);