User's Manual
Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc.
184 Part #40-00047-00 Rev D v1.0
February 28, 2003
Figure G2: Drive Study Route Example
Equipment Required
• Omni-directional antenna mounted outside vehicle
• GPS with serial cable
• CPE
• Ethernet Cable
• CPE power supply
• DC to AC power converter
• Laptop computer
• Drive Study Form <shown later in this section>
Drive Test Procedure
While driving you will collect statistics to validate the coverage plot. The application takes a
reading every second and records the data in comma delimited file format. It is important to
ensure that the GPS is on and that you can see the GPS coordinates in the application.
Since the Ripwave system is not a mobile system, do not exceed 10 mph during the Drive Study.
Going any faster will negate the adaptive beamforming, as the vehicle will not be in the exact
position calculated by the Base Station.