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 Logically presented information without the clutter of numerous pop-up windows. • Near/non-LOS diffraction modeling Developed by Comsearch® principal propagation scientists.

• 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- and non-line-of-sight (nLOS) propagation model

Backhaul in a dense urban environment with small cells presents challenges traditional LOS microwave cannot

alwaysaddress.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 partic-

ulararea,lossescalculatedusingCommScope’snLOSalgorithmareasmuchas70dBlessthanthosecalculated

using the traditional ITU (International Telegraph Union) algorithm.

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Radio state analysis graphics AninnovativegraphicaluserinterfacepresentsmodernIPradio’soptionstothedesignerinthemostintuitivewaypossible.

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Comprehensive network view with rapid LOS calculations

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

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

Comprehensive support for adaptive modulation

Theresultofnumerousdiscussionsandmeetingswithmajoroperatorsandequipmentmanufacturers,iQ•link offers the most comprehensivefunctionalitytosupportthedesignofmicrowavelinksandFWAsiteswithadaptivemodulationradios.

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Live integration with Google Earth™ iQ•linkoffersadirectLIVEintegrationwithGoogleEarth™.AslinksareplannedandsavediniQ•link,theyautomaticallyappearinGoogleEarth!Anyoneinyourorganization—fromengineerstothemarketingdepartment—canhaveadetailedviewinto the network.

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Quick link budget design

iQ•linkenablesrapidcreationofpoint-to-point(PtP)orPMPlinks.

Thisengineeringwindowprovidesaone-pagesummaryofallofthenecessarymicrowavelinkelements,enablingtheusertobuild the link and make changes without the need to sort through a clutter of multiple windows.

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Detailedpathprofileanalysis

iQ•link’sProfileModulegeneratesaterrainprofilebetweentwositestodeterminetheLOScharacteristicsoftheproposedlink.Theterrainprofilecanalsoincorporateclutterdatasuchasbuildingsandvegetation.

Availabilityandperformanceassessment

iQ•link performs link availability and performance calculations using industry standard propagation and objective models includingVigants,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 analysis

iQ·link’sdetailed,efficientinterferenceanalysiscalculatestheinterferencepotentialfromaproposednewlinkagainstthedatabaseofallpreviouslystoredprimarydesignsandconfirmedlinks.BothPtPandPMPsystemsareconsideredsimultaneously.

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

Transmit (Tx) spectrum and receive (Rx) selectivity

DetailedinterferenceobjectivesbetweenanycombinationofinterferingandvictimradiosarequicklyderivedusingTxspectrum masks and Rx selectivity curves provided by the manufacturer or European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) defaults.

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PMP/FWAdesignfunctionality

iQ•linksupportsthedesignofhub-subscriberlinksthatarerequiredtoimplementsuchnetworksasFWA,localmultipointdistributionservice(LMDS),andotherPMPapplications.

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Utility programs

iQ•link comes with several utility programs so administrative tasks can be performed easily and with controlled access.

Utility features include:

• Easyimportcapabilityforsites,antennas,radios,links,networkandPathlossfiles

• Coordinate conversion

• Find-point algorithm

• System administration

• GoogleEarthKMLexport

Reports

iQ•linkoffersseveralreports,whicharebuiltonHTMLtemplatesandcanbefullycustomized,includingtheadditionofyourown company logo.

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