Site Survey

Before you select your microwave solution, Sun Microwave will conduct a site survey to determine your project needs.

Typical actions performed during a microwave survey include:

• Establish Line of Site (LOS)
• Collect GPS Coordinates
• Establish Antenna Mount Locations and Type
• Determine Antenna Transmit Heights
• Assess Cable Distances and Building Entry
• Evaluate Power Availability
• Establish Grounding Availability
• Determine Network Connection Type and Location
• Ensure Rack Mount or Equipment Space Availability
• Perform RF Spectrum Analysis

After conducting a detailed on-site survey, Sun Wireless provides the customer with a customized formal report.

Reports typically contain:

• Theoretical availability calculations for the paths based upon the suggested radios, antennas sizes, cable lengths, frequency and regional rain rate rainfall tables
• Vertical profiles for each link depicting the topographic changes along each link including Fresnel zone and reflective path
• Recommended bandwidths for all paths plus upgrade and expansion options. For non-LOS applications the anticipated amount of available bandwidth will also be calculated
• Network map
• Digital photos of all sites
• A budgetary quotation for the network predicated upon the data compiled from the study
  The final report is provided as a written document augmented with a CD.