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10.2.7 Pilot Test

Pilot test must of course be done on site. The unique building infrastructure and environment

of the end-customer venue can result in dramatically different performance (worse, usually)

scores compared to that in the system integrator’s own office. Therefore pilot test must be

done on site.

The system integrator, when testing the set up in end-customer’s venue, should endeavor to put

the set up directly at the position that it plans to be, or in a place that most closely resembles

that of the final site. If the site does not run round-the-clock shifts, then it is OK to do the

initial testing when it is off-shift and temporarily clearing up the site for testing (if something is

in the way). Eventually when good enough results are obtained through tuning and

optimization in off-shift time, then the testing should be conducted in the actual shift when the

operation will happen in the future. The emphasis on having the environment as real and true

as possible is due to the fact that wireless emission is a very site specific and dynamic event.

The propagation and scattering behavior is different from site to site. The noise floor can be

different in the day and in the night. There is no pilot test better than doing it right at the spot

and right at that time.

The following are basic steps for pilot testing (please also refer to next section of

optimization):