Eric,
You are correct on all points. My suggestion is to use Radio
Mobile, most of the time you can get the premade antenna pattern files so you
could run each sector or PTP link properly. Then with each sector or link run I
would set up a separate folder in Google Earth for each 5 GHz channel. Then you
would move or save each sector propagation in to the folder for the channel it
operates on. To see where you are using a particular channel you would just
turn on that whole folder to plot all the RF signals on that channel. If you
change channels for a sector just move it’s propagation file from the old
channel folder to the new channel folder, no new propagation plot needs to be
run (well unless you go from one power lever channel to a lower one).
Thank You,
Brian Webster
www.wirelessmapping.com
www.Broadband-Mapping.com
From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eric Kuhnke
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2016 3:23 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Frequency Planning / Coordination software
I last research this a couple of years ago, and I really hope somebody can tell
me I'm wrong here, but I think you'll run into a few things:
a) the serious software that is available is $$$$$ and assumes you are a major
mobile phone carrier like T-Mobile or AT&T
b) software that does not cost a truly ridiculous amount of money (LinkPlanner,
etc) is designed for creating theoretical FCC Part 101 PTP links only and
doesn't really handle sector antennas.
c) software that can handle sector antennas and does what you want it to do
will expect some sort of data files for radiation pattern envelope that are
available for cellular radio sector antennas and radios, but has no idea how to
deal with common 5.x GHz band WISP equipment. this software is intended for
companies planning 3GPP/LTE based networks with monopole, tower and rooftop
sites in urban areas but wasn't written for WISPs.
On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 12:19 PM, Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote:
I'm also interested in this.
The only suggestion I got before was the obvious one. Plot coverage maps for
each antenna and see where they overlap. I'm sure software exists
------ Original Message ------
From: "SmarterBroadband" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: 8/2/2016 3:09:14 PM
Subject: [AFMUG] Frequency Planning / Coordination software
Anyone know of any software out there that we could enter all our
Sites
Backhauls
AP’s
Frequencies
sector directions and beam widths
and it would show possible interference?
We are getting so many towers now that 5 GHz planning is getting more and more
difficult. Trying to keep track of all the frequencies, angles etc.
Thanks
Adam
