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Initial project set up
As with any new SignalPro project the first steps are to set up the environment, prop model settings, and default equipment parameters. This project has already been set up with sample terrain and land cover data around Eugene, OR. The database paths can be viewed or modified from the appropriate selection on the project tree. The Map Layers have also been set up with a basic view, including terrain and land use layers that can be switched on if desired.
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For a mesh project it’s important to set up a transmitter site template for a typical Gateway or mesh “take-out” node, which backhauls the traffic from the mesh network. Only the gateway locations are modeled as Transmitter/Base/Hub/Router Sites; mesh nodes themselves are stored in a CSV ‘Small Cell/Meters Locations List file’, which is created within the MegaMesh tool. In this project I’ve set up transmitter templates for generic 900MHz gateway routers at 8 meters in height and 15 meters in height. I’ve also set up default Mobile/Remote unit types, just in case I want to run an area-wide coverage study on the backhaul sites; this is not necessary for running the mesh studies, but it can be useful for helping to visualize the propagation conditions.
Specify mesh equipment and import end-device locations
Once the project has been set up and you’ve specified templates for the router/gateways it’s time to define the different types of mesh node (referred to as Small Cells/Meters within the software). Go to Mesh Design/Analysis -> Specify Small Cell/Meter Equipment -> Edit Small Cell/Meter Types. In this example I’ve set up three different meter types for different kinds of end-user; call boxes, streetlight nodes, and security cameras. I’ve also reserved two meter types for the two different kinds of repeater node; bridge repeaters and base repeaters.
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