WLAN Network Planning and Optimization V1.0 - C

Maximize your network value
www.huawei.com
WLAN Network Planning and Optimization

Enterprise Networking Technical Service Department
Document Version: V1.0(20120930)

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Introduction to WLAN Frequency
WLAN Network Planning Process
WLAN Network Planning Principle
The Type of WLAN Covering Scene
WLAN Network Planning Solution
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential

Frequency allocation
 ISM：This part of bandwidth is used for Industrial, Scientific and Medical. It is no charge for
using this part of bandwidth, it is only need to be registered.
 The ISM Frequency in China：433.05-434.79MHz、2400-2483.5MHz、5725-5850MHz

The ISM Frequency in the world
 2.4GHz
 83.5MHz BW
 Available worldwide
 IEEE802.11 b/g/n
 5.1GHz
 300MHz BW
discontinuous
 Developing
 IEEE802.11 a/n

Channel Planning at the 2.4 GHz Frequency Band
Center Frequency North

Channel ID Europe Spain France Japan China
(MHz) America
1 2412 √ √ √
2 2417 √ √ √
3 2422 √ √ √
4 2427 √ √ √
5 2432 √ √ √
6 2437 √ √ √
7 2442 √ √ √
8 2447 √ √ √
9 2452 √ √ √
10 2457 √ √ √ √ √
11 2462 √ √ √ √ √
12 2467 √ √ √
13 2472 √ √ √
14 2484 √
Note:
The channel in Japan ranges from 2.471 GHz to 2.497 GHz, which is out of Channel 13.
Channel 1, 6, and 11 are used as non-overlapping channels in China and North America.
Channel 1, 7, and 13 are used as non-overlapping channels in Europe.
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 24

The Bandwidth allocation of 2.4G 802.11b/g
2.417 2.427 2.437 2.447 2.457 2.467

5 10
4 9 14
3 8 13
2 7 12
1 6 11
2.412 2.422 2.432 2.442 2.452 2.462 2.472 2.484
1 6 11

Channel Planning at the 5 GHz Frequency Band
Channel
Frequency Band (GHz) Center Frequency (MHz) America China
Number (Nch)
36 5180 √
40 5.15 to 5.25 5200 √
44 UNII Low-frequency band 5220 √
48 5240 √
52 5260 √
56 5.25 to 5.35 5280 √
UNII Middle-frequency
60 band 5300 √
64 5320 √
149 5745 √ √
153 5.725 to 5.825 5765 √ √
157 UNII High-frequency band 5785 √ √
161 5805 √ √
165 0 to 5.850 5825 √
Note:
Center frequency = 5000 + 5 x Nch
The standard frequency band in China can be extended to 5.850 GHz on the basis of UNII
high frequency band. Five non-overlapping channels are provided.

The Bandwidth allocation of 5G 802.11b/g
5.15 5.25 5.35 5.470 5.725 5.825

GHz GHz GHz GHz GHz GHz
UNII-1 UNII-2 UNII-2e DFS UNII-3

DFS
36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 … …
136 140 149 153 157 161

The Bandwidth allocation of 2.4G HT40
Area Channel Set Mode
1 - 9 plus
Europe
5 - 13 minus
1 - 7 plus
USA
5 - 11 minus
Note: The standard from China is the same as USA

Channel Planning in HT 40 Mode
The following table lists the 5 GHz channel separation in HT 40 mode.
Regulation Domain
Channel ID Frequency (MHz)
America EMEA Japan China
(36, 1) (40,-1) 5190 X - X -
(44, 1) (48,-1) 5230 X - X -
(52, 1) (56,-1) 5270 X - X -
(60, 1) (64, -1) 5310 X - -
(100, 1) (104, -1) 5510 - X -
(108, 1) (112, -1) 5550 - X -
(116, 1) (120, -1) 5590 - X -
(124, 1) (128,-1) 5630 - X -
(132, 1) (136,-1) 5670 - X -
(149, 1) (153,-1) 5755 X - - X
(157, 1) (161,-1) 5795 X - - X
5 GHz channel separation in HT 40 mode

Channels 1 to 9 or Channels 5 to 13 are used in Europe.
Channels 1 to 7 or Channels 5 to 11 are used in America.
Only one non-overlapping HT 40 frequency exists at the 2.4 GHz frequency band. The interference
between APs cannot be avoided in HT 40 mode.

2.4 GHz
1 6 11
1 6 11
36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140 149
5 GHz 153 157 161
36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140 149
153 157 161

WLAN Network Planning Principle

WLAN Deployment Process
Specify
requirements
Conduct  Coverage mode

onsite survey  Device capacity
Make deployment  Frequency band

plan  Link budget
No
Is the plan  Device configuration and
approved? Modify the plan
networking
Yes
 Power distribution mode
Install devices
 Project implementation
Conduct  Acceptance criteria
acceptance test
No
 ……
Optimize the
Is project accepted? network
Yes
End

Basic Requirements for WLAN Network Construction
Areas and Field strength

deployment requirements
methods
Bandwidth
Basic requirements Networking
requirements
for planning the mode
network
Power distribution
mode

Areas
 Based on the onsite survey and construction drawing, determine that the
WLAN areas covers, and focus on key areas where many users have
access to the Internet.
Areas where many users have access to the Internet, such

Key areas as dormitories, library rooms, classrooms, hotel rooms,
halls, conference rooms, offices, and exhibition halls.
Areas where users do not need Internet access, such as

Secondary areas washing rooms, stairs, elevators, aisles, and kitchens.
Specified areas Areas that need Internet access or cannot have access to
the Internet according to the carrier's requirement.

Deployment Methods
Combining 2G/3G signals

Indoor Indoor
Independent WLAN distributed
distribution distribution indoor system
Outdoor sector coverage

Outdoor
Outdoor signals covering indoor
coverage areas Bridge backhaul
Indoor Outdoor
installation coverage Covering single hot spots
Indoor
installation AP intelligent antennas

Field Strength Requirements
 The transmit power of an AP is controlled to adjust the field
strength of covered areas. Before deploying the WLAN network,
consider the following requirements:
Field strength of Restrict the field strength of key areas within -40 dBm to -
The primary 65 dBm. High power may lead to overload while low
coverage area power may lead to decrease in the connection rate.
Based on the receive sensitivity and edge bandwidth, the

Field strength of field strength of edge areas is higher than -75 dBm. To meet
the edge area the requirement for accessing the Internet, reduce the
connection rate.
The interference field strengths at the same frequency

Interference
in the same area cannot exceed -80 dBm.
field strength
Leaked It is recommended that the field strength at a place 10

field strength m away from the building is less than -90 dBm.

System Bandwidth Requirements
Total bandwidth Total number of users x Concurrence rate x

of the system Bandwidth requirement of each user
Required Requirements for total

Number of APs bandwidth/Bandwidth of each AP
 The WLAN network capacity is represented by bandwidth. For example, if the packet
transmission rate on an air interface of an AP is 54 Mbit/s based on the 802.11g standard, the
AP throughput is approximately 20 Mbit/s, excluding the overheads. There are 20 dormitories
on one floor of the building and five users in a dormitory have access to the Internet with 2
Mbit/s bandwidth for each user. If the concurrence rate is 30%, three APs are needed on this
floor.
 The number of APs = 20 x 5 x 2 Mbit/s x 30% / 20 Mbit/s = 3
 It is not recommended that an AP supports more than 30 users. If there are more than 30
users in the covered area, add APs.

Power supply
 3 ways for AP power supply：
Preferred choose the 802.3af/802.3at standard PoE

1 switch for power supply
2 AC power nearby, choose AC power adapter
3 Without AC power nearby, choose PoE power Adapter
POE Switch

Get Requirements by Surveying
 Get the detailed construction drawing, including the plane graph of the targeted floor,
block diagram in all directions, drawing for strong and weak electric wells inside the
building. Mark the available transmission link and the place for cabling on the
construction drawing.
 Survey the building structure, record the materials and widths of interior walls, floor
plates, doors, and window, and evaluate the passing-through attenuation.
 Check the site for the ceiling board, record its materials, and determine the mode to
install antennas.
 Record the height and position of the cross beam and evaluate whether the cross beam
affects antenna signal transmission.
 Determine areas for high and low bandwidths and assign the number of APs in different
areas as required.
 Determine the current networking mode and the installation position of APs, switches,
and antennas. Evaluate the number of devices and device model.
 Determine the cabling mode and length based on the building structure.
 Determine the power supply mode.
 Take sufficient photos for displaying the detailed structure of the interior building and
exterior appearance.

Get Requirements by Antenna System and Interference
Source Survey
 Determine the specifications of the feeder, combiner, coupler, power splitter, and
antenna in the distributed indoor system.
 Determine whether the antenna components of the original distributed indoor system
require reconstruction.
 Evaluate the onsite link budget and signal attenuation. Specify the hotspot and blind
spot areas.
 Check the site for the 2G/3G antennas and RRU base station interference source.
 Check the site for the Wi-Fi routers and test the channel distribution.
 Check the site for the interference source such as microwave oven, wireless camera,
or cordless telephone.

WLAN Network planning Principle

Channel Planning for Installing Indoor APs
 To prevent interference between channels, the interval between central frequencies of each
two channels in the 2.4 GHz frequency band must be larger than or equal to 25 MHz. It is
recommended that channels 1, 6, and 11 be used alternately. In the 5.8 GHz frequency band,
non-overlapping channels 149, 153, 157, 164, and 165 are used, with 20 MHz of separation
between each two channels.
111
6
11 6 1
6 61
11 6111
1 1 11 11 6 116
11
6
11
+ 6
1
6
+ 1
11
1
= 111
1
111
6 6
1 11 6 6
111
Carrier A Carrier B Carrier C
Channel overlapping

Multi-floor Coverage
When considering signal coverage in the 3D space, it is difficult to avoid signal leakage
between two floors. Several factors lead to the signal leakage :
 The supplemental coverage between floors is too large；
 Attenuation between floors is too small；
 There are some special physical space, for example hotel lobby ;
 Not fully optimize the signal；
Therefore, the radio link quality for the signal leakage problem needs to be considered
and optimized

Multi-floor Coverage
Floor Number Three APs on One Floor

7 1 6 11
6 11 1 6
5 6 11 1
4 1 6 11
3 11 1 6
2 6 11 1
1 1 6 11
In multi-floor WLAN coverage, the channel is set to consider the 3D space of signal
interference. For example, on the 1F, the AP’s channel are 1/6/11, on the 2F, the AP’s channel
are 6/11/1,similarly on the 3F,the channel should be 11/1/6. This allows the maximum extent to
avoid interference between the floors, whether it is a horizontal direction or vertical direction
are to be deployed in accordance with the principle of WLAN coverage

The principle of high-density regions covered
802.11g
802.11g
802.11a
11
1 1 11&153
6
11 11 1&161
1&157
1
802.11a 6&149
11&161 11&157
153
157 161
1&153
149
161 157
153
High-density area ( such as academic lecture hall, a large conference center) due to small coverage
area, large number of AP, to effectively avoid co-channel interference, increase the number of access users,
we can use dual-band (both 2.4G and 5G)covering methods, In this scene, usually need:
 Appropriate to reduce the AP transmit power to achieve the same frequency overlap minimized；
 Using 2.4G/5G Mixed deployment, to increase user access capability
 Enable load-balancing function to achieve a balanced sharing of user access；

Standard of Signal Strength
The signal strength of the wireless coverage area should meet certain criteria in order to ensure
the effective interaction of the signal between the AP and the terminal, thus ensuring the effect of
wireless coverage. The signal strength of the coverage area of at least above the receiver sensitivity
of the terminal, so that the terminal can find wireless network.
But in the actual network survey and design, so that the higher transmission rates negotiated
between the AP and the terminal, made a certain amount of bandwidth and a good Internet
experience, the need for better signal strength as a guarantee. Normally, for covering floors and
regional business needs, the target position more than 95% in the coverage area of a received signal
strength should be ≥-75dBm, The key coverage area of the signal strength should be ≥-65dBm

Frequency Choice
To select the frequency of the wireless AP survey, the basic principles are as follows:
 For one AP coverage area , The non-overlapping channels are only 3 channels,
Recommend to use 1/6/11 channel.
 First step before frequency configuration is the channel scan on the target area, if
there is some AP’s channel , we need to avoid the channel before
 For outdoor areas interference should be used to adjust (directional) antenna direction
angle to avoid the antenna main lobe at the source of interference or adjust power;
 For multi-system in indoor coverage area, you should take full account of the
frequency band used by the other communication system, designed to set aside the
necessary protection band, in order to meet the requirements of the interference
protection

Complicating users for one AP
The rate selected by the wireless user will greatly affect the number of
complicating users and the coverage area, thereby affecting the result of the network
survey. For example, use two different rates to survey an unified open office area ,there
must be 4 APs to support the users on 2Mbps rates, but there must be 6 APs to
support the users on 5.5Mbps rates.
Therefore, it is very important to fully understand the user's business needs

The loss of AP signal when pass through different obstacle
The experience value of Loss
Loss(dB)
Type of obstacle Example
2.4GHz 5GHz
Wooden door 3 4 /
Synthetic
2 3 Ceiling
materials
Asbestos 3 4 Interior walls,Office partition
Glass window 4 7 Glass window、Colorless glass partition
Colored thick
8 10 Interior walls, Office partition
glass
12cm Brick wall 10 20 Exterior wall
24cm Brick wall 15 25 Exterior wall
Concrete 25 30 /
Bullet-proof
25 35 /
glass
Desk, Office partition, Elevator, File
Metal 30 35
Cabinet

How Deployment location lead to signal loss

Issues according to Deployment location
Ceiling pipes, metal keel and

aluminum pinch will bring greater
impact on the actual signal
coverage effect
In general, It will have a better balance from aesthetics, maintenance, as well as coverage when
deployment AP on the ceiling, but there are several issues that must pay attention to:
 Obstructions in the coverage area have large effects on signal absorption, refraction, scattering,
reflection will greatly reduce the signal quality
 Usually, you can reduce the possibility of co-channel and adjacent channel interference, by
reducing the power and adjust the channel
 Signal leakage between floors is usually difficult to avoid ,but we can reduce it by reasonable
adjustments
 It is difficult to avoid the load-bearing columns, the support structure, etc., these kind of thing
will adversely affect the transmission of the signal

Making the deployment of a wireless network, you need to ensure that the final coverage
area includes the actual requirements area. If not, you need to adjust the deployment
case as soon as possible

Reference to the picture on the

left, the target area is the two rooms
beside the middle the AP’s deployment
location is next to the support column,
due to the impact of support column ,
there will have a signal shadow on the
below room
Reference to the picture on the right,

simply adjust the deployment location can
decrease the impact of support column. In
this case, the signal shadow is not in the
target area,

Reduce the quantity of the visible signal
On indoor deployment, If we can provide enough number of access users, It is better to

reduce the number of visible signal in 3D space as more as possible
For example, in the case refer to the picture above, The attenuation value of the partition
wall id 4dB, the wooden door is 3dB, the support wall and corridors is18dB. In that case, the
coverage area can not be affected even to reduce the power of AP2. And according to the
power reduction of AP2, the number of visible signal is reduced.

Example of WLAN deployment
After site-survey, we get the building structure as the picture：

1. There are three department in four rooms , they are separated by corridors
2. The Engineering department have more employee and also they need more bandwidth
3. The Sales and Marketing department have few people , and do not need so much bandwidth, but
these two department have the demand of mobile office

Deployment Solution-1
Design ideas ：
 There are more employee in Engineering department, so each office deploy an AP
 Put the third AP between the Sales department and Marketing department to avoid the signal
shadow

Detail reason for Solution-1：
The Engineering department have more employee and also they need more
bandwidth, In that case, each room deployment an AP on the wall.
The AP install on the partition wall near to the other two department, the signal
attenuation is not too much , both the other two department can receiver the signal from
these two APs. Put the third AP between the Sales department and Marketing
department to avoid the RF shadow.
The Shortcoming of Solution-1：

 This plan have not fully considered from user density , user business and user
workflow
 Some area still have signal shadow
 When the employee move between Sales department and Marketing
department, the signal coverage area for this employee change two times.
 The user in Hallway 1 only can use the signal leakage from other APs, the
signal is not very well.

Deployment Solution-2
Design ideas:
 There are more employee in Engineering department, so each office deploy an AP ,but deploy
the AP on the support wall not on partition wall.
 Put the third AP beside the wooden doors for Sales and Marketing department
 Put an AP on one side in Hallway 1, and send the signal by directional antenna

Detail reason for Solution-2：
The Engineering department have more employee and also they need more
bandwidth, In that case, each room deployment an AP on the wall. Install AP on the
support wall can reduce the signal leakage outside the room.
Put the third AP beside the wooden doors for Sales and Marketing department, this
AP can coverage two offices , and the mobile users between two offices no need to
roam-track from one AP to another
Use a high-gain directional antenna to cover the area on Hallway-1
Comparing the two solutions，the solution-2 is Comply with the basic principles of
the design of the wireless network survey ( Reduce the number of visible signal ),and
closed to the user’s actual demand.

Planning the Distributed Indoor System
GSM/CDMA
reserved ports
combiner
Deployed in the
weak-current well of 2F

Combining Channels into a Single AP on a Floor
Coupler Coupler
Coupler Combiner
AP
Antenna
Coupler Coupler
Coupler
Combiner
AP
Antenna
Coupler Coupler
Coupler
Combiner
AP
Antenna
Combiner
The coverage based on the floor is applicable
2G RRU 3G RRU to most application scenarios.

Combining Channels into Multiple APs on a Floor
Coupler Coupler
AP
Combiner
AP
Power splitter Antenna
Coupler Coupler Coupler
Combiner
AP
Antenna
Coupler Coupler
Combiner
AP
Antenna
Power splitter Coupler Coupler
Coupler
Combiner
AP
Antenna
Coupler Coupler
Combiner Combiner
AP
Antenna
2G RRU 3G RRU
Multiple APs on a floor increase the WLAN capacity.
Combining Multiple Channels into APs in the Specified Area
2G RRU
Coupler Coupler
Antenna
AP
AP Combiner
Antenna
Combiner
AP Antenna
3G RRU WLAN signals cover the specified areas.
Antenna Antenna

Independent WLAN Distributed Indoor System
Coupler Coupler Coupler

AP
Antenna Antenna Antenna
Coupler Coupler
Antenna Antenna
Coupler Coupler
Power splitter
AP
Antenna Antenna
Coupler Coupler
Antenna Antenna
A WLAN is established independently.

Full coverage deployment and optimize solution—1
Refer to the picture above, the office area is L-shape. In this open L-shape office area, customer
want the WLAN signal fully coverage ,no signal shadow, the signal strength standard must be SNR ≥20.
First step, Put the AP1 on the corner at the top of the office, then move to the middle area as AP1 to
the center, and find the critical position (SNR=20) by the signal scan software

The critical position is the AP1’s actual install position. In that case, the signal strength
in corner can reach the standard (SNR ≥ 20),

Similarly, Put the AP2 on the corner at the bottom of the office, then move to the middle area as
AP2 to the center, and find the critical position (SNR=20) by the signal scan software

The critical position is the AP1’s actual install position. In that case, the signal strength in corner
can reach the standard (SNR ≥ 20), This is a good solution to resolve the issue for the signal shadow on
the corner, this solution can use on the WLAN site-survey




WLAN Network Planning Principles

The type of WLAN covering scene
 Base on the radius of coverage area, there are two types coverage areas: The coverage area
which is larger than the AP’s coverage area; and the coverage area which is smaller than the
AP’s coverage.
 Base on the access users in coverage area, there are two types coverage areas: The Low-density
user’s coverage area; and the High-density user’s coverage
The number of access users at the same time

<30（Low-density user） >30（High-density user）
<60m House/Bar/Coffee-bar/Meeting-room Classroom/Open office

Coverage
radius
>60m Hotel/Office/Office bulding Hall/Gym

The solution for small radius and Low-density users
coverage area
The feature：
 The coverage radius is less than 60m, there is no large obstacle, and the access
user is not too much. In that case, we can use one AP to cover all the area.
 This kind of area include: small meeting room; Bar; Coffee-bar; House,et

For example：The size of the small hall is 20m×40m，the hall have 100 seats,
but normally the access-user is only 20-30
 The access-user is not too much ,and the coverage radius is not too large；
 Chose a appropriate install method, on the ceiling or on the wall.
20m
40m 40m
Install against wall Install on the ceiling

The detail step for the solution:
Step 1: Get the information of the area, such as the size of the coverage area, the distribution of the
obstacles, the number of users and bandwidth requirements, the installed location of the equipment.
 The Size of the coverage area：20m×40m
 the distribution of the obstacles ：open area without obstacles
 the number of users and bandwidth requirements ：about 20 users, no special bandwidth
requirement, only use the Browser to go on the internet
 the installed location of the equipment: Wall or Ceiling
Step 2: Make sure how many AP will be deployed

The Size of the hall is 20m×40m, and it is open area without obstacles, considering about the signal
cross between AP and terminal, the hall only need one AP to deploy.
Considering about the bandwidth and access users，one AP can support 20 users.
For these two reasons, the hall only need to deploy one AP.
Step 3: Make sure the installed location of the equipment, Wall or Ceiling:
 If the ceiling is too high from coverage area, recommend to install AP against the wall, It is easier
to maintain.
 In the other case, recommend to install AP on ceiling
Finally, Finish the cable layout design between the AP and switch, then the wireless survey and
design can be basically completed .

The solution for small radius and High-density users
coverage area
The feature：
 The coverage radius is less than 60m, there is no large obstacle, but there are too many
access users. In that case, we need to use more than one AP to cover all the area.
 When deploy more than one AP in an area，we need to consider about the distance between
each AP；
 This kind of area include: Open office area; Large classroom; Large meeting-room,etc

For example：The size of the open office is 20m×40m，the office have 100
seats, each seats have a notebook, all the users use the wireless to go on
internet
 There are lots of access users in this area, we have to not only consider
about the coverage area, but also the bandwidth of each user.
 When deploy multi-AP, we need to choose the different channel
AP1 : Channel 1
AP2
AP2 : Channel 6 25m
AP3 : Channel 11 AP1
AP3
40m

For this kind of area , there is no large obstacle, but there are too many
access users. In that case, we need to use more than one AP to cover all
the area. ；
Normally, each AP can support 30 users, for this area, we need 3 AP to
support more than 60 users.
When deploy multi-AP, we need to choose the 3 different channels
(channel 1/channel 6/channel 11) for each AP

The solution for Large radius and High-density users
coverage area
Feature:
This kind of area can be separated by several areas for small radius and low-density user
coverage area.

This kind of area is the main WLAN Indoor Applications, such as a
comprehensive functional areas, hotel rooms, and so on. For those regions, the area
can be divided into a smaller area according to the rooms, walls, columns, etc. Usually
the following two methods can be used :
Method 1：Use small power AP to coverage, according to the method of small-

radius . Need to pay attention to the frequency of isolation of each AP.
Method 2：Use Indoor distributed systems. Use the distributed system for old
(PHS/GSM) wireless network ,mix the WLAN signal into the old system,
then one AP with multi-antenna can support a large area.

WLAN Network Planning Principles

Medical
 The WLAN requirement in Hospital
 Access network for wireless
 Medical services by wireless
 What is hospital worried about

 If the WLAN signal will interference with
medical equipment
 The mobility of WLAN equipment
The stability of WLAN signal is the key point in medical application

 Analysis of security and mobility of WLAN in hospital
 Security： To avoid the interference source such as medical monitors,
microwave treatment equipment , etc
 Mobility: Add the density of antenna, full coverage both on Hallway and
rooms

Combiner distribution system on WLAN and PHS/CDMA
For example:
The receive sensitivity
of hand-held terminal
equipment is Low, The
original PHS/CDMA
distribution system
have low-density
antenna, In WLAN
Before distribution system,
the solution need to
add more antenna
After

Antenna installation location before adjustment
 The signal attenuation

is serious when the WLAN
signal transmission
through the wall, it is
recommend to install the
antenna in the room not
in the hallway
 each antenna can cover
2-3 rooms, or you can say
each antenna can pass
through one brick wall.
 The signal in hallway is
weak, at this area, the
WLAN signal may be
interrupted

Antenna installation location after adjustment
Move the antenna near

to the door , the signal
will cover both in rooms
and hallway

Conclusion:
 In WLAN distributed system, the output power on antenna port is recommend
about 10dBm , according to the "low-power, multi-antenna" principle to layout
antenna.
 AP combine to the end of the PHS/CDMA distributed system
 Consider the WLAN distributed system as the high priority. If the building area is
not too large and do not have original PHS/CDMA network, we can only use AP
and the build-in antenna to do the deployment
 The WLAN antenna have to keep a distance from the medical equipment which
are using the 2.4GHz band, for example: medical monitor or blood circulation
device.

Education
Solution-1： Townhouse dormitory
Building Structure
Refer to the left picture, The building
have a long hallway in each floor, the
dormitory room is on one side , the
door is made of iron, there is a glass
window above the iron ,both sides
also have glass windows.

Refer to the left picture, install the antenna on
Toilet
Toilet
the hallway between the two rooms, When the output

power of antenna port is 11dB,the signal strength in
Refer to both rooms are -57dB to -65dB.(The red point shows
7-517
the location of antenna)
The seat is near the hallway, and the bathroom
Dorn
Dorm
is on the other side. It is recommend to install

antenna on the crossbeam between two rooms, and
the output power of the antenna need to more than
8dBm and less than 11dBm

Solution-2： Studio apartments
Building Structure
Refer to the left picture, the building is
a studio apartment, 3 rooms at the
same line, the door is made by the
wood

404-1 404-2
Refer to the left picture, install the antenna on the

hallway between the two rooms, When the output
Dorm Dorm Dorm power of antenna port is 11dB,the signal strength in
Refer to
404-1
both rooms are -45dB to -63dB. In this case, one
Antenna can support two rooms.
For this kind of building, you can also put the
antenna into the middle room, and in this case, one
antenna can support three rooms, and the output
power of the antenna need to more than 8dBm and
less than 11dBm
Toilet
Hall

Solution-3： Townhouse dormitory with bathroom
Building structure
Refer to the left picture, The building have
a long hallway in each floor, the dormitory
room is on one side , the door is made of
iron, there is a glass window above the
iron ,both sides also have glass windows.
The bathroom is between the hallway and
rooms.

Refer to the left picture, install the antenna
in the middle room, When the output power of
Refer to
antenna port is 11dB,the signal strength in
105 these rooms are -55dB to -71dB. In this case,
one Antenna can support three rooms.
Because of the bathroom , the antenna can
not install on the hallway, and the output
power of the antenna need to more than 8dBm
and less than 11dBm
105 106 107

Solution-4： apartments with special structure
Building structure
Refer to the left picture, Two rooms share
one bathroom, there is a small drawing
room between two rooms, the door is
made of iron, there is a glass window
above the iron door

Toilet Refer to the left picture, install the
antenna in the drawing room, When the
output power of antenna port is 11dB,the
signal strength in these rooms are -61dB to
-71dB. In this case, one Antenna can
Toilet support two rooms.
In this case, Two rooms share one
bathroom, and one small drawing room, the
antenna can only install on the ceiling of the
drawing room, and the output power of the
antenna need to more than 8dBm and less
than 11dBm

Business office building
Building structure
Refer to the left picture, the building is
rectangle-shape. The office is on the both
side of the hallway, the partition material is
12cm brick wall.

Refer to the left picture, install the
antenna on the ceiling of the hallway,
When the output power of antenna port
is 11dB,the signal strength in these
rooms are -52dB to -58dB.
In this case, the partition material is
made of brick, glass or wood, and the
output power of the antenna need to
more than 8dBm and less than 11dBm.

Thank you
www.huawei.com

WLAN Network Planning and Optimization V1.0 - C

Caricato da

Informazioni sul documento

Titolo originale

Copyright

Formati disponibili

Condividi questo documento

Condividi o incorpora il documento

Opzioni di condivisione

Hai trovato utile questo documento?

Questo contenuto è inappropriato?

Copyright:

Formati disponibili

WLAN Network Planning and Optimization V1.0 - C

Caricato da

Copyright:

Formati disponibili

Maximize your network value

WLAN Network Planning and Optimization

Document Version: V1.0(20120930)

WLAN Network Planning Process

WLAN Network Planning Principle

The Type of WLAN Covering Scene

WLAN Network Planning Solution

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential

Center Frequency North

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 24

2.417 2.427 2.437 2.447 2.457 2.467

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 25

5.15 5.25 5.35 5.470 5.725 5.825

UNII-1 UNII-2 UNII-2e DFS UNII-3

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential

Area Channel Set Mode

Note: The standard from China is the same as USA

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential

5 GHz channel separation in HT 40 mode

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 26

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential

WLAN Network Planning Process

WLAN Network Planning Principle

The Type of WLAN Covering Scene

WLAN Network Planning Solution

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential

Conduct  Coverage mode

Make deployment  Frequency band

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 3

Areas and Field strength

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 5

Areas where many users have access to the Internet, such

Areas where users do not need Internet access, such as

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 6

Combining 2G/3G signals

Outdoor sector coverage

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 7

Based on the receive sensitivity and edge bandwidth, the

The interference field strengths at the same frequency

Leaked It is recommended that the field strength at a place 10

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 8

Total bandwidth Total number of users x Concurrence rate x

Required Requirements for total

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 9

 3 ways for AP power supply：

Preferred choose the 802.3af/802.3at standard PoE

2 AC power nearby, choose AC power adapter

3 Without AC power nearby, choose PoE power Adapter

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 15

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 16

WLAN Network Planning Process

WLAN Network planning Principle

The Type of WLAN Covering Scene

WLAN Network Planning Solution

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential Page 31

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential

Floor Number Three APs on One Floor

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Confidential