User's Guide

PTP 250 User Guide
phn-2182_003v004 (Oct 2011)
UNDER DEVELOPMENT
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Chapter 2: Planning considerations
This chapter provides information to help the user to plan a PTP 250 link.
The following topics are described in this chapter:
• Regulatory planning on pa
ge 2-2 describes how to plan PTP 250 links to conform to the
regulatory restrictions that apply in the country of operation.
• Site planning on
page 2-6 describes factors to be considered when choosing sites for
the ODU and PoE power supply.
• Link planning on page 2-10 describes f
actors to be taken into account when planning
links, such as range and path loss. Introduces the PTP LINKPlanner.
• Planning for connectorized units on
page 2-12 describes factors to be taken into
account when planning to use connectorized ODUs with external antennas in PTP 250
links.
• Grounding and lightning protection on
page 2-15 describes the grounding and
lightning protection requirements of a PTP 250 installation.
• Data network planning on
page 2-23 describes factors to be considered when planning
PTP 250 data networks.
• Ordering components on
page 2-24 describes how to select components for a planned
PTP 250 link (as an alternative to PTP LINKPlanner). It specifies Motorola part
numbers for PTP 250 components.