Planning PMP networks

The goal of PMP network planning is to ensure that the Subscribers are connected to the appropriate Access Point and will perform to an acceptable level, measured by the Predicted Receive Power and Max Usable Mode values in the Performance Summary section of the Subscriber Modules. To allow LINKPlanner to predict the Receive Power and Max Usable Mode, the planner must enter the variables that affect link performance, such as: band, region, equipment, antenna, height, terrain and obstructions.

To achieve this goal, follow this process:

1. Start the application and set options. See Starting the Application.
2. Build a project to model a PMP network. See Projects.
3. Enter details of all sites in the project. See Sites.
4. Define the Hubs. See Hubs.
5. Create the Access Points on each hub. See Access Points.
6. Connect Subscriber Sites to an Access Point and create profiles of those links. See Subscriber Modules.
7. Adjust the link profile to allow for terrain height variance, clutter type (if using) and obstructions. See Adjusting Link Profiles.
8. Confirm that the link will perform to an acceptable level, measured by the Receive Power and Max Usable Mode values in the Performance Summary section of the Subscriber Modules.
9. Export and report project, site and link data. See Exporting and Reporting

The Best Server Analysis feature can be used to automatically connect subscriber sites to the access points in a project.

• Hubs
  • Creating Hub Sites
  • Deleting Hub Sites
  • Hub Page
  • Hub Details
  • Groups
  • Access Points View
  • Performance Summary for Hub/Group
  • Bill of Materials for Hub/Group
    • Viewing & saving the Hub BOM file in MS Excel
• Access Points
  • Creating Access Points
  • Deleting an Access Point
  • Splitting an Access Point
  • Access Point Page
  • Access Point Details
  • Access Point Equipment
  • Calculating Tilt Angle
  • Subscriber Module Slot Allocation
  • Mesh Links
  • Links to Subscriber Modules
  • Performance Summary
  • Bill of Materials for Access Point
  • Bill of Materials for Subscriber Modules
    • Viewing & saving the BOM file in MS Excel
• Subscriber Modules
  • Creating and Deleting Subscriber Modules
    • Creating Subscriber Modules / PMP Links
    • Deleting Subscriber Modules
  • Subscriber Module Description and Equipment
    • Subscriber Module Description
    • Subscriber Module Equipment
  • Profile
  • Performance Summary
    • Performance to Access Point and Subscriber Module
    • Link Summary
  • Performance Details
    • Charts
    • Table
    • Common Details - 450 family
    • Common Details - ePMP
    • Common Details - PTP 670 and 700 HCMP
    • Performance to each end (Access Point and Subscriber Module)
  • Bill of Materials for Subscriber Module
    • Viewing & saving the Subscriber Module BOM file in MS Excel
• Importing PMP Links
• Displaying PMP Networks