1. S O L U T I O N PA P E R
Eliminating Guesswork From Wireless
Network Design and Deployment
Motorola’s One Point Wireless Suite helps you easily
design and deploy networks that deliver optimum performance
while reducing costs

2. It wasn’t so long ago that someone somewhere asked a simple question.
“What if we could get two computers talking to each other?” The answer has
turned out to be anything but simple. Because as we all know, networking has
become a lot more than two computers talking. Now organizations all over the
world are basing their entire businesses on their wireless networks and a myriad
of wireless devices. Their business models rely on their networks to perform at
peak levels of performance and availability. They rely on their networks to ensure
that their business-critical applications perform at their highest levels, enabling
the enterprise not only to survive but to grow and prosper. All of which brings
up another simple question. “How do you create a wireless network you can be
sure will meet your crucial performance and reliability requirements?”
Fortunately, there’s a simple answer to that simple Point-to-Multipoint access, wireless Mesh networks
question: plan your network using the Motorola One and indoor wireless Local Area Networks (LANs).
Point Wireless Suite of software-based network
Optimal designs are used as deployment guides
design, deployment and management tools.
and transferred to management tools that provide a
The One Point Wireless Suite empowers data single-pane-of-glass approach to network monitor-
engineers and other professionals to plan and deliver ing and control, including outdoor Google maps and
high-performance networks that help organizations indoor floor layout real-time views. Using the One
meet their technology and business goals. The suite Point Wireless Suite enables you to create high-
enables the simplified design, installation, verifica- speed wireless networks that assure consistent
tion and ongoing management of today’s complex high performance, significantly reduced risk and
wireless networks. Working interactively with you, substantial dollar savings realized from using only
the software helps ensure that you establish the the equipment needed, eliminating unnecessary trial
strongest links and use the right equipment—and and error in deployments, and speeding up problem
the right amount of equipment—to build networks localization, diagnosis and correction.
that maximize performance while minimizing cost.
Design and Deployment
Holistic Approach This paper focuses on the design and deployment
The One Point Wireless Suite software tools help capabilities of the One Point Wireless Suite, with the
customers leverage Motorola’s years of wireless lead- integrated management capabilities of Motorola’s
ership, experience and innovation. Because today’s Wireless Manager, RF Management System and
wireless communications networks normally contain the Motorola AirDefense solution to be outlined
many types of technologies, the suite takes a holistic in a subsequent publication. The following three
approach. The suite’s design tools use advanced sections present the suite’s advanced network
RF prediction engines to help create each layer of design and deployment tools, PTP LINKPlanner,
the network, including Point-to-Point (PTP) links, BroadbandPlanner and LANPlanner.
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3. One Point Wireless Suite
PTP LINKPlanner Wireless Manager
Outdoor
BroadbandPlanner RFMS
Indoor
Motorola
LANPlanner
AirDefense
PTP LINKPlanner access and import ground profiles compiled from
The One Point PTP LINKPlanner is one of the in- many sources including the U.S. Department of
dustry’s most accurate and respected Point-to-Point the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, the European
design tools, now helping to Commission Joint Research Center and a myriad
calculate more than 16,000 of third-party sources.
link path profiles for more
than 1,500 organizations Google Earth Network View. In one of the suite’s
each and every month. The most innovative capabilities, you can visualize your
PTP LINKPlanner is a highly network design via Motorola’s integration with
intuitive tool that takes the Google Earth. This enables you to clearly see all of
guesswork out of develop- your network links, and pinpoint potential obstacles
ing accurate performance such as trees, foliage and buildings on the link paths.
projections for Point-to-Point The link path obstacles are easily entered into the
networks. It enables you software where they are accounted for and become
to select the best system part of the design.
configuration for your
organization’s wireless Performance Prediction. PTP LINKPlanner
objectives, applications calculates whether or not the link will work, and
and path conditions even enables you to view accurate performance predic-
before purchasing the tions. If you’re not getting the performance you
actual equipment. The need, you can tweak the design, adjusting, for
application is proving example, antenna location and height, to reach your
extraordinarily success- specific requirements. Importantly, you can gain all
ful in helping to plan this detailed network performance knowledge before
PTP LINKPlanner Google
and deploy wireless networks that meet and exceed you ever purchase a single piece of equipment,
Earth Network View and
organization-specific performance, reliability and allowing you to buy the exact type and amount of
Path Obstruction Profile
budget requirements. the equipment that will work best for you.
Network Design, Simplified. The LINKPlanner Streamlined Deployment. For deployment, the
software is intuitive and easy to use. Built-in features One Point PTP LINKPlanner outputs a summary
allow you to design your system by simply entering screen that serves as a template for network field
the end points between which you wish to establish installation. It provides personnel with specific
links. PTP LINKPlanner allows you to design equipment placement and installation instructions
networks with multiple PTP links simultaneously. including GPS coordinates, antenna height, bearing,
The software guides you through the design tilt angles, transmit paths, predicted receiving paths
process, beginning with selecting the right license and more. In addition, since PTP LINKPlanner is
for the country in which you are located and portable enough to run on a laptop, unforeseen
suggesting appropriate Motorola equipment that challenges can be quickly resolved real-time by
complies with regulations and meets your technol- predicting the impact of small adjustments to
ogy requirements. Since terrain is the most common location and height in the field rather than relying
obstacle to a wireless link, the software helps you simply on a trial and error process.
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4. BroadbandPlanner Leveraging Real-World Measurements.
The One Point BroadbandPlanner is a sophisticated A crucial part of the software is the GPS-driven
software solution that helps take the complexity and BroadbandScanner, which allows you to plan a
uncertainty out of designing and deploying outdoor drive-route through the service area and then collect
wireless networks. By enabling network planners to and analyze potential sources of 802.11 interference
more easily design, deploy and verify complex Mesh in the network. Residing on a laptop computer,
and Point-to-Multipoint networks, BroadbandPlanner BroadbandScanner automatically detects and
“ We use Motorola’s allows them to focus more of their attention on the collects specific noise and interference information
network design tools strategic issues, such as number of users, types of on a real-time basis as you drive the network area.
extensively here at Scientel. technology and applications supported. BroadbandPlanner then incorporates signal interfer-
These powerful tools have ence data into the network design, assuring that
helped us many times to Advanced Design Capabilities. Since physical network planning includes current interference
deliver competitive and environment is crucial to wireless networks, detailed information. If you cannot drive the network, the
realistic project quotes geographic and terrain information can easily be software offers default levels of interference for
and deploy solidly reliable imported into BroadbandPlanner. The data also environments similar to yours.
Motorola wireless network usually includes RF signal obstacles such as buildings,
solutions for our customers. trees and other foliage. Using its advanced propri- Deployment Made Easy. Portable enough to
They have a great intuitive etary RF per­ ormance modeling engine, the software
f run on a laptop, the software provides installation
interface and I trust the combines all of this environmental information and teams with detailed instructions on location and
coverage and throughput enables you to easily visualize the entire network— configuration for every piece of equipment in the
predictions. I think from the predicted throughput performance of the network. In addition, it provides a real-time feedback
these Motorola wireless multi-node Mesh backhaul links to the WiFi cover- loop that allows network designers to verify
design tools are the best age heat-maps and the Point-to-Multipoint backhaul performance of the network as it is installed, and
available today.” links—on a single computer screen. facilitating adjustments in real-time.
BroadbandPlanner can
Dennis Broderick,
also automatically sug-
Scientel Engineering
Manager gest placement of Mesh
and Point-to-Multipoint
nodes to achieve the
optimal mix of required
coverage and equip-
ment. Finally, “what-if”
scenarios can also be
run to assess the impact
of one or more Mesh
node failures thereby
ensuring the best
possible performance
in difficult conditions.
BroadbandPlanner
3D Obstructions and
Prediction View
BroadbandPlanner
Google Earth View
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5. LANPlanner 3D Multi-floor
RF Prediction View and
MIMO Throughput Prediction
LANPlanner One Point LANPlanner is an intuitive, powerful
With Motorola’s broad indoor/outdoor portfolio and application that leverages Motorola’s deep expertise
expansive end-to-end experience in designing and in designing today’s larger-scale WLANs. LANPlanner
deploying wireless communications systems, you is highly adept at helping you get the best answers
can easily source the finest solutions from a single to these critical questions as well as ensuring that
supplier. Complementing PTP LINKPlanner and your WLAN delivers the required coverage, especially
BroadbandPlanner in the One Point Wireless Suite for critical applications like VoIP. Importantly,
is LANPlanner, the design and deployment tool that LANPlanner was the first application that allowed
allows network planners to design and deploy indoor predictive design based on the powerful new
wireless LANs that deliver maximum performance 802.11n wireless standard and is one of the only
at minimum cost. tools that can predict data rates based on
802.11n MIMO performance, not just on basic
Designing Wireless LANs That Deliver on signal strength.
the Promise. Wireless LANs have evolved from
“nice-to-have” indoor mobility extensions of a 3-D RF Modeling. LANPlanner makes it easy to
wired network to being primary networks which import building layout and site information from a
organizations increasingly use for their business- variety of sources, including AutoCAD files, blue-
critical applications ranging from accounting and prints, scanned images, even hand-drawn floor
business processing to VoIP. As with outdoor net- plans. Using its embedded library of RF attenuation
works, many environmental factors affect wireless characteristics, the software creates a site-specific
performance and advanced prediction engines are three-dimensional model of the wireless network.
needed to answer key questions in the design By adding the organization’s specific usage infor-
stage, including: mation—such as number of users, their locations,
required applications—and reliability, capacity and
• How much equipment do we need and where coverage goals, LANPlanner recommends the
should it be mounted to ensure full coverage? optimum number and location of access points to
• How do we make sure the network works ensure that your network meets both your perfor-
in elevators? mance and business objectives.
• Will we be able to get a signal down that
300-ft. corridor? Visualization. The building- and organization-
specific 3-D simulation allows designers to visualize
• How do we ensure data and voice work in every coverage, RF environment and even composite
conference room? heatmaps of application-specific performance of
• How will construction materials affect the signals? VoWLAN and other key applications. You can see
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6. Sophisticated Spectrum
Analysis with Motorola Deployment and Verification. One Point
AirDefense Sensors LANPlanner facilitates smooth, efficient deployment
by delivering a site-specific plan with detailed
deployment specifications and instructions. These
include equipment configuration, placement and
installation as well as identification of optimal loca-
tions for Motorola AirDefense sensors. Once the
network is deployed, the application’s SiteScanner
functionality can help a deployment team plan a
coverage survey route and capture measurements
in order to assess, verify and optimize the design,
increasing performance and reducing expense.
As the Gartner Group decisively points out, “An
investment in network design can create a 50
NETWORK MANAGEMENT data rate performance predictions, and utilize “what percent savings in WLAN setup costs.”
WITH ONE POINT if” scenarios like adding, moving or removing access
WIRELESS MANAGER points to adjust for peak performance. LANPlanner Buy With Confidence. One of the most important
includes wizards for either upgrading existing ac- benefits of the design and deployment tools in
The One Point Wireless Suite’s the One Point Wireless Suite is that you won’t
cess points to a newer technology or calculating the
design and deployment tools buy equipment that is either unworkable or
optimal locations for access points in a new network
discussed in this paper are unneeded. With comprehensive PTP LINKPlanner,
based on specified performance criteria and support-
designed to interoperate with BroadbandPlanner and LANPlanner designs, you
ed applications. The result is superior voice, video
the suite’s comprehensive know exactly which equipment is best for your
and data Quality of Service and reduced planning,
management applications, One network, and how much equipment you will need
deployment, hardware and operating costs.
Point Wireless Manager and to meet your goals. Bottom line, you can be sure
RF Management System, for you’ve made the right equipment choices before
Motorola AirDefense Security. LANPlanner also
unified 24/7 indoor/outdoor committing the funds. This can save you substantial
enables network designers to plan and deploy
wireless network manage- dollars in hardware costs alone, and helps ensure
Motorola’s powerful wireless LAN Motorola
ment. As soon as the network that your wireless network delivers the full value of
AirDefense network security solution that protects
is operational, management ubiquitous access to your users.
the network, mobile devices and traffic from attacks
tools enable full manage-
and unauthorized access. The Motorola AirDefense
ment capabilities including Whether you are making a network solution
solution provides enhanced network security by
quick detection and resolu- proposal to a prospective client or you are an
placing a series of dedicated security sensors that
tion of problems that impact enterprise IT professional planning and installing
listen to all network wireless data signals and relay
network performance and user your organization’s own network, the network design
relevant information to network management for
satisfaction, maintenance and and deployment tools of the One Point Wireless
assessment. LANPlanner helps designers to place
reports scheduling, automated Suite—PTP LINKPlanner, BroadbandPlanner and
sensors—either as stand-alones or embedded in
firmware upgrades and secu- LANPlanner—are your link to high-performance,
access points—in the proper locations to ensure
rity provisioning and enforce- highly reliable wireless networks that meet crucial
maximum network security.
ment. Equipment locations can technical, business and budgetary parameters.
be transferred from design
to management tools, and
designs can be viewed from
within the management tools. Motorola’s comprehensive portfolio of reliable and cost-effective wireless broadband solutions together
with our WLAN solutions provide and extend coverage both indoors and outdoors. The Motorola Wireless
Broadband portfolio offers high-speed Point-to-Point, Point-to-Multipoint, Mesh, Wi-Fi and WiMAX networks
that support data, voice and video communications, enabling a broad range of fixed and mobile applications
for public and private systems. With Motorola’s innovative software solutions, customers can design, deploy
and manage a broadband network, maximizing uptime and reliability while lowering installation costs.
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