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Spectrum Management Process


Active involvement in spectrum management policy has placed Comsearch at the forefront of worldwide spectrum decision-making-helping our clients strike the balance between maximizing business opportunities and maintaining regulatory compliance.

Three decades of industry experience, market leading software products and comprehensive, proprietary databases have positioned Comsearch as the leading spectrum management solutions provider in the market.

Our nine-step broadband spectrum management process helps to make wireless design easy to understand and implement. Whether you follow the entire process or utilize only a few steps, you have easy access to the information and services you need to reach your ultimate goal: a fully operational and interference-free microwave system.

Let Comsearch's specialized services, innovative design tools and valuable resources help you achieve the most from your spectrum resource.

Broadband Spectrum Management Process
 
1   Band Information
Understand technical and regulatory information about the various broadband frequency bands.
SOLUTION:
BandLocatorInteractive Service
2   Equipment Selection
Locate antenna and radio manufacturers.
SOLUTION:
VendorLocatorInteractive Service
3   Preliminary Network Design
Determine the initial site topology.
SOLUTION:
Full-Service Wireless Network Engineering
4  

Detailed Design & Site Selection
Analyze and rank candidate sites. Locate an existing structure or a vacant site location for a ground build.

SOLUTIONS:
SiteLocatorInteractive Service
VendorLocatorInteractive Service
Collocation and Intermodulation Analysis
5   Network Interconnection
Identify network connectivity options.
6   Radiation Safety Compliance
Radiation safety guidelines and your obligations.
SOLUTION:
Radiation Safety Services
7   Installation & Construction
Find a company to help with the installation and construction of your system.
SOLUTION:
EF&I (Engineer Furnish & Install) Solutions
8   Network Performance Evaluation
Ensure that your system achieves network quality goals.
SOLUTION:
Full-Service Wireless Network Engineering



Broadband Spectrum Management Resources
 
Spectrum Management Tools

 
iQ·link®
The industry-leading spectrum allocation and frequency engineering tool running on Sun Solaris workstations.
 
 
Self-Service Tools

 
Path Distance & Azimuth Calculator
Enter the geographic coordinates of two locations to calculate the distance and azimuth.
 
NAD27 to NAD83 Converter
Convert coordinates between NAD27 and NAD83.
 
Free Space Loss Calculator
Calculate the free space propagation loss between two points.
 
Unit Conversions Calculator
Quickly convert Watts to dBm, Feet to Meters and Miles to Kilometers.
 
VendorLocator
Interactive tool to help you locate antenna and radio manufacturers, site acquisition and installation/construction firms, and telecom attorneys.
 
Antenna Tilt Angle Calculator
Calculate the tilt angle for your microwave path. It's required on FCC Form 601!
 
 
    Reference Room

     
    Industry Links
Industry related links relevant to the Telecommunications Industry.
    39 GHz Band Plan Acrobat File

    LMDS Band Plan Acrobat File

    MDS Band Plan Acrobat File

    Paging Band Plan Acrobat File

    Collocation/Intermodulation Worksheet Acrobat File
Request Collocation/Intermodulation Analyses from Comsearch.

 


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Broadband Design

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For Broadband

Spectrum Management Process Overview 
Band Information 
Equipment Selection 
Preliminary Network Design 
Detailed Design & Site Selection 
Network Interconnection 
Radiation Safety Compliance 
Installation & Construction 
Network Performance Evaluation 

Related Services:
 
Full-Service Wireless Network Engineering arrow
Complete engineering resource to provide full-service wireless network engineering.
Radiation Safety Services arrow
Verify compliance with FCC guidelines with our in-house computer modeling of RF environments, training, regulatory support, developments of safety plans, and on-site measurements.
Collocation / Intermodulation Analysis arrow
Determine whether a new system that is added to a site will cause or suffer from harmful interference.
Reliability Analysis arrow
Uses statistical models to predict the annual outage time, unavailability percentage, and reliability percentage.
 



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