User guide

PTP 800 Series User Guide
phn-2513_004v000 (Oct 2012)
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Chapter 2: Planning considerations
This chapter describes how to plan a PTP 800 link.
The following topics are described in this chapter:
• Link planning on page 2-2 describes factors to be taken into account when planning
PTP 800 links, such as site selection and cable length, and it introduces the
PTP LINKPlanner.
• Grounding and lightning protection on page 2-7 describes the grounding and lightning
protection requirements of PTP 800 installations.
• Data network planning on page 2-18 describes factors to be considered when planning
PTP 800 data networks.
• Security planning on page 2-22 describes how to plan for PTP 800 links to operate in
secure mode.
• Planning 1+1 Hot Standby links on page 2-35 describes how to plan a 1+1 Hot Standby
link to provide Hot Standby link protection.
• Ordering components on page 2-57 describes how to select components for a planned
PTP 800 link (as an alternative to PTP LINKPlanner). It specifies Cambium part
numbers for PTP 800 components.