User's Guide

18
CHAPTER 5. DEPLOYING CEL-FI QUATRA
Plan
To facilitate the installation process and the best performance at the site, it’s important to plan the
system design prior to any permanent installations.
Planning – Step 1. Site Survey
Formal Site Surveys are not required for a QUATRA installation, but some form of site survey is
recommended for best results.
For QUATRA, best practices will identify and document the following items:
SITE SURVEY
#
ITEM
PURPOSE
1
Project site address
Mapping (can also view site exterior w/Google Earth).
2
Operator(s) of interest.
Note:
QUATRA 1000 systems support
single carrier operation per NU/CU
combo (system).
QUATRA 2000 systems support
two carriers per NU/CU combo
(system).
Select systems.
3
Building size, floorplans, photos.
Project size, interior structures/usage such as high
stacked materials, cubicles etc. Suspended or open
ceiling? CU mounting options (ceiling tile, wall, pole,
hanger rod).
4
Note wall construction (hollow,
masonry
Interior RF propagation expectations/hardships.
5
Ask customer where service is
good/poor/critical
They know! And they have expectations to meet.
6
Nice to have: Measure existing
service (smartphone)
Level and Quality (speed tests, and android apps such
as Network Cell Info Lite). Note on floorplans.