Radwin 5000 HPMP - Chapter 3: Site Survey; Planning the Sector Site; The Site Survey

RADWIN5000HPMPUserManual Release3.5.70 3‐1
Chapter3:
SiteSurvey
PlanningtheSectorSite
Overview
Sectorsiteplanningconsistsofasetofsurveys,whichmustbecarriedoutbeforeany
equipmentisdeployed.Ifforsomereason,theoutcomeofanyofthese surveysisnegative,
HBSorHSUre‐locationwillneedtobeconsidered.
ASiteSurveyconsistsofthreestages:
1. Preliminarysurvey‐Theproposedsectorisanalyzedintheofficeusingatopographic
map.YoushoulduseadditionaltoolssuchastheLinkBudgetCalculatorortheRadioPlan‐
ner.
2. Physicalsurvey‐Thelocationsoftheindoorandoutdoorequipmentaredeterminedon‐
site.
3. RadioFrequency(RF)survey‐Itis recommendedthat
theinstallationareabescanned
withaspectrumanalyzer,toidentifyRFinterferencesoastodetermineaclearchannelfor
radioinstallation(on‐site).
TheSiteSurvey
Introduction
RADWINwirelesslinksmustbeplannedbeforeinstallation.Thedesignatedinstallationsites
mustbeappraisedtodeterminethatthewirelesssystemisabletooperateefficientlyand
provideconnectivitywithoutsignaldegradation.
RADWIN5000HPMPoffersawideoperatingfrequencyrange.A freefrequencychannelmust
bedeterminedwithintheoperatingrange,foroptimumperformance.