Using PTP LINKPlanner
The goal of link planning is to ensure that each direction of the link will
perform to an acceptable level, measured by the Throughput and
Availability values in the Performance Summary section of the
Link Page. To allow PTP LINKPlanner to predict Throughput
and Availability, the planner must enter the variables that affect
link performance, such as: band, region, equipment, antenna, height,
terrain, obstructions and reflection.
To achieve this goal, follow this process:
- Start the application and set options. See
Starting the Application.
- Build a project to model a PTP link (or network). See
Projects.
- Enter details of all sites in the project. See Sites.
- Define the links between sites, create profiles of those links and
update the profiles with details of obstructions. See Links.
- Adjust the link profile to allow for terrain height variance,
obstructions and reflection. See Adjusting Link Profiles.
- Confirm that the link will perform to an acceptable level, measured
by the Throughput and Availability values in the
Performance Summary section of the Link Page.
- Export and report project, site and link data. See
Exporting and Reporting
- If TDD Synchronization is required, see
Setting TDD Synchronization
- If Hot Standby Protection is required, see Setting Hot Standby Protection (1+1)
- If 2+0 Antenna Sharing is required, see Setting 2+0 Antenna Sharing
- If ODUs are to be mounted indoors or at the base of the tower, see Long Waveguide
- If Spatial or Frequency Diversity is required, see Setting Diversity