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.