Every location offers an unique set of opportunities as well as equally unique challenges when it comes to designing a wireless network. It is essential, therefore, to methodically document all environmental factors that surround a particular wireless site or a wireless cell.

In order to properly design a wireless network segment that meets our clients' performance requirements in a cost-effective manner, it is imperative that we methodically document all important site specific details such as but not limited to: building materials used, any obstruction to the line of sight due to surrounding structures or trees, distance that the wireless signal would need to travel along any given WLAN segment, possible signal attenuation due to any unusual environmental factors, any topographical constraints, and possible interference due to any overlapping wireless cells/paths within the general proximity of the proposed WLAN Cell.

Our site survey services, therefore, include detailed investigation and reporting of all such factors. The data so gathered helps us design a wireless network that not only meets or exceeds our clients' immediate and long term coverage/throughput requirements, it also helps us do so in the most cost-effective manner possible.

Our typical site survey report provides accurate documentation of:

• Any potential compliance issues with the relevant Federal, State and Local regulations,
  
• Any line of sight issues,
  
• Distance calculations for every wireless path involved,
  
• GPS coordinates for various path subsegments,
  
• Salient topographical details/mapping,
  
• Spectrum Analyzer readings for various frequencies,
  
• Potential sources of signal interference in adjacent RF bands/channels (e.g cordless telephones, microwaves, industrial equipment, pre-existing Access Points (APs), or other radiating devices using the same channel, etc.),
  
• Hardware (Antenana, Radios, Repeaters, Bridges, etc.) needed,
  
• Number of Access points required, and the placement thereof,
  
• Cabling requirements, and
  
• Any other relevant factors that may have an impact on the design specifications, and/or the overall performance of your new wireless network.

Site survey helps us identify in advance any potential trouble spots, thereby allowing us a timely (and less expensive) opportunity to remedy the same during the early stages of network design and product specifications. The more detailed and accurate a wireless site survey is, the more secure, reliable, and cost effective the final product is.