Chapter 4. Performing Site Surveys

During your preliminary network design process, you selected a draft network architecture based on your preliminary conclusions about the existence of line-of-sight (LOS) paths between specific network locations. Now, you need to evaluate your potential wireless equipment locations to determine if they meet the qualifications that allow you to proceed and to successfully install wireless equipment there. These potential locations might be buildings, towers, or possibly even hilltops with no buildings or wireless equipment. This chapter helps you perform two types of site surveys:

  • Physical site surveys

  • Radio frequency (RF) site surveys

Performing effective site surveys allows you to determine the following things: ...

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