Planning PTP links

The goal of PTP 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 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:

1. Start the application and set options. See Starting the Application.

2. Build a project to model a PTP link (or network). See Projects.

3. Enter details of all sites in the project. See Sites.

4. Define the links between sites. See Links.

5. Adjust the link profile to allow for terrain height variance, obstructions and reflection. See Adjusting Link Profiles.

6. 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.

7. Export and report project, site and link data. See Exporting and Reporting

8. If TDD Synchronization is required, see Setting TDD Synchronization

9. If Hot Standby Protection is required, see Setting Hot Standby Protection (1+1)

10. If 2+0 Antenna Sharing is required, see Setting 2+0 Single Antenna

11. If Spatial or Frequency Diversity is required, see Setting Diversity

• Links
  • Creating PTP Links
  • Displaying PTP Links
    • Duplicating Links
    • Reverse Links
    • Deleting Links
    • Viewing & saving the list in MS Excel
• Link Page
  • Link Description and Equipment
    • Link Description
    • Equipment (unlicensed bands)
    • Equipment (licensed bands)
    • Product Configuration (unlicensed bands)
    • Product Configuration (licensed bands)
  • Profile
  • Configuration at Each End
    • Licensed bands
  • Performance Summary
    • Performance to each Site
    • Operating Conditions
    • Link Summary
      • Performance Summary when TDM is selected
      • Link Summary additional information for 60 GHz cnWave, PTP 820 or PTP 850
  • Performance Details
    • Charts
    • Table
    • Common Details
    • Performance to each end
  • Bill of Materials for Link
    • Viewing & saving the link BOM file in MS Excel
    • Power from switch
• Advanced Features
  • Optimizing E1 or T1 Latency
  • Setting TDD Synchronization
  • TDD Overview
    • TDM Mode
    • IP Mode
    • Symmetry
    • Summary
  • TDD Synchronization Overview
    • Unsynchronized Links
    • Synchronized Links
  • Setting Diversity
    • Space Diversity
      • Reflections over Water
      • Multipath Reflections
    • Configuring Spatial Diversity in LINKPlanner
      • PTP 670
    • Height Clearance
  • Setting 2+0 Single Antenna
    • 2+0 Equipment Configuration
    • 2+0 Configuration at Each End
    • 2+0 Bill of Materials
    • 2+0 Performance Summary
    • 2+0 Reports
  • Setting Hot Standby Protection (1+1)
    • Hot Standby Configuration at Each End
    • Hot Standby Bill of Materials
    • Hot Standby Performance Summary
    • Hot Standby Reports
      • Proposal Report
      • Installation Report