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CHAPTER 4
RF Design
The Alcatel RF Plan Tool
RF Plan is a three-dimensional wireless deployment modeling tool
that enables Network Administrators to design an efficient
Wireless Local Area Network (Wireless LAN) for their corporate
environment, optimizing coverage and performance, and
eliminating complicated Wireless LAN network setup.
RF Plan provides the following critical functionality:
z Defines Wireless LAN coverage
z Defines Wireless LAN environment security coverage
z Assesses equipment requirements
z Optimizes radio resources
z Creates an exportable Wireless LAN profile that may be
imported into an Alcatel switch and be used to configure and
deploy the Wireless LAN.
z AP validation
z Rogue AP triangulation
RF Plan provides a view of each floor, allowing Network
Administrators to specify how Wi-Fi coverage should be
provided. RF Plan then provides coverage maps and AP/AM
placement locations.
Unlike other static site survey tools that require
administrators to have intricate knowledge of building
materials and other potential Radio Frequency (RF)
hazards, RF Plan calibrates coverage on the fly
through a sophisticated RF calibration algorithm. This
real-time calibration lets administrators characterize
the indoor propagation of RF signals in order to deter-
mine the best channel and transmission power set-