User's Manual

PMP 450 Operations Guide
Using the OFDM Frame Calculator Tool for
Collocation (AP or SM)
pmp-0049 (September 2012)
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Procedure 6 Using the Frame Calculator
1
Populate the OFDM Frame Calculator parameters with appropriate values as
described above.
2
Click the Calculate button.
3
Scroll down the tab to the Calculated Frame Results section
4
Record the value of the AP Receive Start field
5
Enter a parameter set from another AP in the system – for example, an AP in the
same cluster that has a higher Max Range value configured.
6
Click the Calculate button.
7
Scroll down the tab to the Calculated Frame Results section
8
If the recorded values of the AP Receive Start fields are within 150 bit times of each
other, skip to step 10.
9
If the recorded values of the AP Receive Start fields are not within 150 bit times of
each other, modify the Downlink Data parameter until the calculated results for AP
Receive Start are within 300 bit time of each other, if possible, 150 bit time.
10
Access the Radio tab in the Configuration web page of each AP in the cluster and
change its Downlink Data parameter (percentage) to the last value that was used in
the Frame Calculator.