Planning Complex Sites; Planning A Multi-Floor Coverage Area; Atriums - Nortel Meridian Companion Reference Manual

Planning complex sites

Planning a multi-floor coverage area

Atriums

This section shows you how to plan for coverage on multiple adjacent floors.
Consider this procedure if the coverage area is on more than one floor and the
floors are adjacent to each other.
Consider the coverage of a cell through the floor when planning a multi-floor
building.
Measure the signal strength when you are directly above or below the cell center
of an adjacent floor. If you read a signal strength greater than -45 dBm, plan the
building using the multi-floor coverage area methods. If it is less than -45 dBm,
you can plan the floors independently.
Note: When planning a multi-floor building do not stack the cell centers from
floor to floor.
Multi-floor coverage is important in the following places:
• atriums
• high-rise buildings, or buildings where all the floors are the same shape
• buildings where the floors are not the same shape
Cells in an atrium are usually larger than the cells of the rest of the building (see
Figure 25). Although there are no precise steps to follow when planning an
atrium, consider these points:
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