Can THS provide radio link planning expertise?
The steps required to formulate a link plan are as follows: • Initial site selection for both link location and type of equipment. • Selection of suitable frequency and capacity within licensing constraints. • Production of path profile taking into account dish heights, alternative locations to optimise the link. Refraction, diffraction and reflection effects also need to be taken into account. • Production of a power budget for the link. In constructing the power budget a fade margin needs to be established to ensure the required link reliability to counter possible climatic variations. • A path survey should now be carried out to prove LOS, and confirm initial findings.
