RADWIN2000UserManual Release2.8.30 3‐1
Chapter3:
SiteSurvey
PlanningtheLinkSite
Overview
Linksiteplanningconsistsofasetofsurveys,whichmustbecarriedoutbeforeany
equipmentisbroughttothesite.Ifforsomereason,theoutcomeofan yofthesesurveysis
negative,sitere‐locationwillneedtobeconsidered.
ASiteSurveyconsistsofthreestages:
1. Preliminarysurvey‐Theproposedlinkisanalyzedintheofficeusingatopographicmap.
2. Physicalsurvey‐Thelocationsoftheindoorandoutdoorequipmentaredeterminedon‐
site.
3. RadioFrequency(RF)survey‐Itisrecommendedthattheinstallationareabescanned
withaspectrumanalyzer,toidentifyRFinterferencesoastodetermineaclearchannelfor
radioinstallation(on‐site).
TheSiteSurvey
Introduction
RADWINwirelesslinksmustbeplannedbeforeinstallation.Thedesignatedinstallationsite
mustbeappraisedtodeterminethatthewirelesssystemisabletooperateefficientlyand
provideconnectivitywithoutsignaldegradation.
RADWIN2000offersawideoperatingfrequencyrange.Afreefrequencychannelmustbe
determinedwithintheoperatingrange,foroptimumperformance.