User guide

Finding the Information You Need Using This User Guide
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Section Purpose
Overview of Fixed Wireless
Broadband IP Networks
Provides
◦ references to RF and networking theory.
◦ a list of sections to see if you are building only a
backhaul network.
◦ overviews and comparisons of products and how they
communicate.
◦ descriptions of data handling and synchronization.
◦ a review of optional features.
◦ resources for developing familiarity and proficiencies
with networks.
Planning Guide Provides essential information for
◦ evaluating an area for a network.
◦ specifying the IP addresses and frequency band
ranges to use for each type of link.
Installation and Configuration
Guide
Provides systematic approaches for
◦ avoiding hazards from RF and natural causes.
◦ testing, storing, and deploying equipment.
Operations Guide Provides guidance for
◦ expanding network coverage.
◦ improving the security of wireless links.
◦ distributing bandwidth resources.
◦ monitoring and changing variables through SNMP.
Reference Information Provides supplemental information such as
◦ authorizations, approvals, and notices.
◦ a bibliography of adjunctive information sources.
◦ a history of changes in documentation.
Glossary Defines terms and concepts that are used in this user guide.
Examples
A list of common tasks and references to information that supports each task is provided in Table
2.
Table 2: Examples of where to find information in this user guide
If you want to know… then see… because…
what the Spectrum Analyzer in
SM and BHS feature does
Avoiding Self Interference
on Page 154
this topic is important to RF
planning.
Monitoring the RF
Environment on Page 420
this topic is also important to
managing the network.
what types of slots compose the
frame
Understanding Bandwidth
Management on Page 81
this information is helpful for
understanding networks.