User's Manual

Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide
Part #40-00047-00 Rev D v1.0 19
February 28, 2003
I&C Process Flowchart
To put the I&C activities in the context of overall system deployment, Figure 2 provides a ‘flow’
of the key activities that are performed prior to and during the installation and commissioning of
the Ripwave Base Station. Post-I&C, the system that has been installed and commissioned goes
through Acceptance Testing against the customer’s objectives for that site. Once customer sign-
off on the site is achieved, the customer becomes fully responsible for operating the system.
Different job holders may perform various portions of these activities and not necessarily all of
the activities. In fact, Marketing and Engineering personnel typically handle the earlier tasks,
while installation may be a stand-alone function. Commissioning may or may not be handled by
the same people who designed or installed the site. Regardless of who does them, these key
activities have to be accomplished for successful deployment:
• Site Engineering
• Installation
• Commissioning
• Acceptance Testing and sign-off
Prior to installation, Navini and the customer formulate a Project Plan and Responsibility
Assignment Matrix (RAM) to clarify who will do what to complete the I&C activities. If
requested by the customer, Navini may provide personnel, procedures, forms, and/or tools
required to install and commission the Base Station equipment. They may also provide special
commissioning software programs, computers, and any other special test equipment required.
As part of the I&C duties, all testing results are recorded and kept for the customer to review and
approve. These test results include the cable sweeps, the BTS Calibration Verification, RF
System Tests, Drive Study, Line-of-Sight (LOS) FTP tests, and Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) FTP
test results. The I&C Supervisor provides site tracking and weekly status reports. All of these
tasks can be negotiated with the customer.
If Navini Networks is hired by a customer to provide Installation & Commissioning Services,
involvement and some actual deliverables are still required by the customer. For example, the
customer will need to review or perhaps even explain their Site Design Specifications, approve
Logistics Plans, provide shipping information, approve the Network Architecture Plan, etc.
As part of a successful hand-off from Navini to the customer, it is usually necessary for Navini to
provide some product training to customer personnel who will support the Base Station operation
on-going. Customers may opt to take on a Train-the-Trainer program, in which case Navini
certifies the customer’s instructors who then provide staff training thereafter.