User Guide

The Alcatel RF Plan Tool 15
Design Models
Two radio buttons on the page allow you to control the kind of model which
will be used to determine the number and type of APs.
Design Model Radio Button Options:
N
OTE—The monitor rates you select for the AMs should be less than the data
rates you selected for the APs. If you set the rate for the AMs at a value
equal to that specified for the corresponding PHY type AP, RF Plan will allo-
cate one AM per AP. If you specify a monitor rate larger than the data rate,
RF Plan will allocate more than one AM per AP.
Monitor Rates
Use the drop down menus to select the desired monitor rates for 802.11b/g
and 802.11a air monitors.
NOTE—This option is available only when the coverage design model is
selected.
z Coverage Use this option to let RF Plan automatically determine
the number of AMs based on desired monitor rates and
the configuration of your building.
Desired rate is selectable from 1 to 54 Mbps in the
Coverage model.
z Custom Use this option to simply specify a fixed number of AMs.
When the AM Plan portion of RF Plan is executed, RF
Plan will make an even distribution of the AMs.