Radio Path and Radio Network Planning Considerations

Abstract

The most important factors determining the performance of radio systems are the good location of radio antennas, good radio path planning and the choice of an interference-free radio channel. Radio network and path planning begins with determining the planned locations of the radio stations. Site survey visits or computer-based tools are then used to predict the likely radio propagation between the two end-points of the link, or over the area of a given base station's cell. The effect of obstacles should also be assessed. This chapter covers in detail the appropriate path planning considerations.