iQ•link® The global toolkit for fixed wireless design

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Featuring

• Collaborative, real-time, central database Enables numerous remote users to design concurrently. iQ•link serves customers with well over 100 concurrent users! • Rapid analysis From mesh line-of-sight (LOS) to large-scale interference analysis. • Frequency flexible Supportforallmicrowaveandfixedwirelessaccess(FWA)frequencybands. • Modern, intuitive user interface Logicallypresentedinformationwithouttheclutterofnumerouspop-upwindows. • Near/non-LOS diffraction modeling Developed by Comsearch®principalpropagationscientists.

• Efficient re-use of precious, limited spectrum Over 30 years of experience in spectrum management has been channeled into the interference analysis algorithms. • Capability to handle any size network Wehavecustomerswithdatabasesofover100,000links! • Complementary services Includingcustomsoftwaredevelopment,enablingyoutofocusonyournetworkplanning..

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iQ•link’s toolkit includes

Near-andnon-line-of-sight(nLOS)propagationmodel

BackhaulinadenseurbanenvironmentwithsmallcellspresentschallengestraditionalLOSmicrowavecannotalwaysaddress.Radiofrequency(RF)studieshaveshownthatnLOSmicrowavecanbeaviablesolution.

Comparison of these two plots (below) shows that there are many areas where the calculated received signal level (RSL) is improved using the nLOS algorithms. The highlighted area demonstrates such an example. In this particulararea,lossescalculatedusingCommScope’snLOSalgorithmareasmuchas70dBlessthanthosecalculatedusingthetraditionalITU(InternationalTelegraphUnion)algorithm.

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Radio state analysis graphics AninnovativegraphicaluserinterfacepresentsmodernIPradio’soptionstothedesignerinthemostintuitivewaypossible.

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ComprehensivenetworkviewwithrapidLOScalculationsUsershavetheabilitytovisualizeenvironmentalfactorssuchasterrain,morphology,andclutterlayers,aswellasbuildings,maps,aerialimagery,vectordataandotherlayers.

Severalengineeringfunctionscanbeaccomplisheddirectlyfromthisutility.Thisincludesquickanddetailedlinkprofiles,rapidLOSanalysisandreporting,sitecreation,chainreliabilitycalculationsandcoverage,andcarrier-to-interference(C/I)analysisforpoint-to-multipoint(PMP)/FWAsystems.

Comprehensivesupportforadaptivemodulation

Theresultofnumerousdiscussionsandmeetingswithmajoroperatorsandequipmentmanufacturers,iQ•linkoffersthemostcomprehensivefunctionalitytosupportthedesignofmicrowavelinksandFWAsiteswithadaptivemodulationradios.

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LiveintegrationwithGoogleEarth™ iQ•linkoffersadirectLIVEintegrationwithGoogleEarth™.AslinksareplannedandsavediniQ•link,theyautomaticallyappearinGoogleEarth!Anyoneinyourorganization—fromengineerstothemarketingdepartment—canhaveadetailedviewinto the network.

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Quick link budget designiQ•linkenablesrapidcreationofpoint-to-point(PtP)orPMPlinks.

Thisengineeringwindowprovidesaone-pagesummaryofallofthenecessarymicrowavelinkelements,enablingtheusertobuildthelinkandmakechangeswithouttheneedtosortthroughaclutterofmultiplewindows.

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DetailedpathprofileanalysisiQ•link’sProfileModulegeneratesaterrainprofilebetweentwositestodeterminetheLOScharacteristicsoftheproposedlink.Theterrainprofilecanalsoincorporateclutterdatasuchasbuildingsandvegetation.

AvailabilityandperformanceassessmentiQ•linkperformslinkavailabilityandperformancecalculationsusingindustrystandardpropagationandobjectivemodelsinclud-ingVigants,Glauner,ITU-RP.530(revisions6through14)ITU-TG.821andG.826,Crane,ITU-RP.837-3,ITU-RP.837-1,ITU-RP.837-3,ITU-RP.837-5.

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Interference analysisiQ·link’sdetailed,efficientinterferenceanalysiscalculatestheinterferencepotentialfromaproposednewlinkagainstthedatabaseofallpreviouslystoredprimarydesignsandconfirmedlinks.BothPtPandPMPsystemsareconsideredsimultaneously.

Alsoofferedisautomaticfrequencyplanning(AFP),enablingrapidauto-assignmentofinterference-freechannelstonumerouslinksinbulk.Thisfeaturealsoincorporatesasophisticatedhigh/lowconflictresolvingalgorithm.

Transmit(Tx)spectrumandreceive(Rx)selectivityDetailedinterferenceobjectivesbetweenanycombinationofinterferingandvictimradiosarequicklyderivedusingTxspectrummasksandRxselectivitycurvesprovidedbythemanufacturerorEuropeanTelecommunicationsStandardsInstitute(ETSI) defaults.

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PMP/FWAdesignfunctionalityiQ•linksupportsthedesignofhub-subscriberlinksthatarerequiredtoimplementsuchnetworksasFWA,localmultipointdistributionservice(LMDS),andotherPMPapplications.

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UtilityprogramsiQ•linkcomeswithseveralutilityprogramssoadministrativetasks can be performed easily and with controlled access.

Utility features include:

• Easyimportcapabilityforsites,antennas,radios,links, networkandPathlossfiles

• Coordinate conversion

• Find-point algorithm

• Systemadministration

• GoogleEarthKMLexport

ReportsiQ•linkoffersseveralreports,whicharebuiltonHTMLtemplatesandcanbefullycustomized,includingtheadditionofyourown company logo.

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