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Revision History

Date Version Revision Author Note
May 23, 2006 1 4 Partner Services Released the Network Assessment Guide
to Redline Certified Partners and
Distributors.
June 4
th
, 2008 2 0 Deployment
Services
Guideline Update
June 23
rd
, 2008 2 1 PLM Guideline Update
Sept. 8
th
, 2009 2 2 Deployment
Services, RZ
Update - RF planning data form






Approval History

Date Version Revision Approved By
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th
, 2008 2 1 PLM- RC
















Document Owners/Editors.
Redline Communications Inc.
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Contents

1 OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
2 BUSINESS REQUIREMENT ........................................................................................................................... 6
3 NETWORK AND BACKHAUL REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................... 6
3.1 OFFERED SERVICES .................................................................................................................................... 6
3.2 TECHNOLOGY EXPECTATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 6
3.3 TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................................ 7
3.4 EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE ......................................................................................................................... 7
3.5 NETWORK FEASIBILITY STUDY ..................................................................................................................... 7
4 REQUIRED INFORMATION FROM THE CUSTOMER .................................................................................. 9
4.1 PRE-REQUISITE FORM .......................................................................................................................... 10
5 LIST OF CANDIDATE SITES ........................................................................................................................ 13
5.1 DEMOGRAPHICS ........................................................................................................................................ 13
5.2 SITE EVALUATIONS .................................................................................................................................... 13
5.3 MAPS INDICATING BTS SITES ..................................................................................................................... 13
6 NETWORK ASSESSMENT DELIVERABLE ................................................................................................ 13
7 RED FLAG ISSUES ....................................................................................................................................... 14
8 ESTABLISHED DEMARCATIONS POINTS ................................................................................................. 14
9 CUSTOMER CONTACT LIST ....................................................................................................................... 19
10 ACCOUNT PROFILE ................................................................................................................................. 20
11 DESIGN PROCESS OUTPUT RESPONSIBILITY MATRIX ..................................................................... 21



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1 Overview
The main purpose of this document is to outline a process through which the Redline Certified Partner,
(RCP), can determine and document the customers expectations. Following this process brings the
following benefits:

The customer will know early on how their needs will be met
The Redline Partner can estimate the effort involved in designing the Network
The process provides a basis for a project plan
Cell planning and system design can be completed without any complications
The Redline Partner and the customer can reach agreement on the project scope

For small to medium contracts, the RCP can complete the Network Assessment without visiting the
customer location. However, Redline recommends that for medium to large customer contracts, a
Redline Certified Expert, (RCE), along with a professional installer should visit the locale where the
customer proposes to deploy the RedMAX network.

The scope of the customer visit will be to guide and educate the customer on RedMAX products in
general, and assess the potential of BTS sites. This will include understanding the customers
expectations of what RedMAX products can deliver, adjusting expectations if necessary and educating
the customer on BTS site selection to obtain the best subscriber penetration. Network Assessment is a
major step that needs to be completed prior to any cell planning exercise. This phase will capture
multiple project information that will determine the inputs for the planning and design of the Radio
Access Network.

According to the Redline Deployment Process Flow Document, the Network Assessment stage is part of
the planning phase. It is the first stage of the planning phase. The following block diagram will illustrate
where the network assessment plays a role in the planning phase.

Prospect
Qualified. Sales
proposal, RFPs
completed,
service PO
received by the
partner.
Deployment type
identified (Beta
Trial, Market
Trial, or GA)
Partner submits
Statement of
Work to the
customer and go
to Phase 2.
Input Phase 1: Planning Output
Review client's business requirements
Review client's network & backhaul
concept
Review list of candidate sites
Preliminary Network services and
Coverage
Identify Red Flag Issues
Demarkation Points established
Stage P1 : Network Assessment
Process Deliverable:
Network Assessment Report
P3: Detailed Site Survey
P2: Project Management (Planning)
P4: Network Planning
P5: Cell Planning
P6: Network Build-Out Plan
P7: Wireless Site Identification
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2 Business Requirement

The RCE should review the customers short and long term business requirements by assessing the
following:

A. Customers Business Plan
B. BTS deployment schedule, short and long term
C. RedMAX subscriber units deployment schedules, short and long term
D. Service start dates, short and long term
E. Market Penetration rates
F. Over-subscription rates
G. Offered services and sales packages offered
H. The sales forecast based on the geographical areas and capacity requirements
I. Targeted customer profiles
J. Subscriber SLAs
K. Budget
L. d to e migration

3 Network and Backhaul Requirements

A formal definition of Network: provides the means to access information over a diverse set of
wireless and wired connections.

A formal definition of Backhaul is: the process of transmitting information to a central point from which
it can be distributed over a network.

In any deployment, it is very important to understand and review the customers network and backhaul
requirements. The RCE should review the customers network and backhaul concepts by assessing the
following:
3.1 Offered Services
A. What services does the customer plan to offer over the network?
a. Residential service?
b. Business service?
c. VOIP?
B. Subscriber provisioning methodology
a. Professional install
b. Subscriber self-install
c. How subscriber unit is provisioned
i. Manual from SC
ii. Auto-provisioned with RMS UI
iii. Auto-provisioned through RMS NBI

3.2 Technology Expectations
A. Ensure the customers expectations are not outside the RedMAX product's capabilities.

Note: the Redline Certified Partner should make sure that the customer wants to build an
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3.3 Technology Assessment
A. What technologies is the customer using today?
a. VOIP
b. TDM applications
c. Streaming video
d. WEB browsing
e. WEB hosting
f. Email services
g. Gaming
h. VPN
i. Private/Virtual LAN
j. FTP
k. VoD
B. Determine service levels and traffic patterns
C. Latency, Jitter implications
D. Technical due diligence on customer and customers personnel
3.4 Existing Infrastructure
Customers current existing infrastructure:
a. The existing core network.
b. Other access networks available.
c. Integration of RedMAX to the existing network.
d. Existing network management or any Element Management System.
e. OSS/BSS availability.
f. RedMAX integration with OSS/BSS, NMS, trouble ticketing systems, alarm management,
inventory systems.
g. NOC Site Locations
3.5 Network Feasibility Study
A. IP capabilities of the customers existing network
a. Does the customer have an existing IP network?
b. Determine if the customer has enough public addresses or if NAT is required
c. Discuss IP addressing scheme
d. Determine Routing Protocols used, Static, BGP, IGRP, RIP, OSPF
e. Discuss Security Policy (firewall) and packet shaping , type and location
f. Obtain a drawing of network DNS map, IP routing, VLAN configuration used.
g. Define Network Topology used
h. Discuss backbone connection

B. Network Site requirements
a. Potential BTS sites available and preferred azimuths and heights
b. BTS locations for various project phases
c. Identification of coverage areas and population densities, urban, suburban and rural
(per-phase basis if applicable)
d. Bylaws or regulations for tower deployment
e. Tower or Poles need to be erected
f. Electricity needs to be run
g. Roof penetrated
h. Roof re-enforced
i. Shelter (weather proofed equipment rack)
j. Permit requirements
k. Roof rights
l. Construction permits for tower
m. Infrastructure requirements
n. Wireless backhaul
o. Landline backhaul, T1, E1, DS3


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p. Site Acquisition

Note: It is recommended to obtain pictures of the deployment environment for accurate
assessment.

C. RF spectrum availability
a. Search for local regulations and documents on the RF Spectrum allocations for 3.3
to 3.8 GHz, channels and BW available
b. Specific frequencies and total spectrum available for the project.
c. Define any frequency restrictions
d. Discuss the possibility of other operators deploying WiMAX in the same area
e. Define with customer the maximum capabilities to get assigned spectrum for
RedMAX deployment and date of availability

D. RF and capacity planning
a. Define customer strategy
b. Availability of an RF planning tool
c. Discuss service offering distribution
- Number of users per sector and per geographic area.
- Acceptable over-subscription rates.
d. Verify SU-O deployment type, OLOS, LOS, SUI percentages
e. Define specific expected coverage area for each city.

E. Backhaul preferences
a. AN-80i PTP, PMP
b. Licensed Microwave
c. Free Space Optics
d. Fiber
e. Discuss Backhaul requirements and capacity
f. Determine NOC-BTS backhaul connection

F. Network management and integration
a. Network management policy
Fault management
Configuration management
Performance management
Accounting management
Security Management
Inventory Management
b. Define key network performance indicators
c. Billing methodology
d. Identify OSS/BSS integration points
e. Define the network High availability options (physical/logical redundancy)
f. Identify network integration points, RedMAX, RMS, PS, OSS/BSS, NMS, NBI.
g. Discuss servers used primary/secondary, vendor, sizing, location:
DNS
DHCP
ToD
NTP
Email
AAA
Billing
CRM
ftp
tftp
Cache
Inventory
EMS
Provisioning
WEB
NMS
HP Openview NNM
Softswitch

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4 Required Information from the Customer

The following is a list of items required by the Customer:
A. Proposed Site photographs
B. GPS Co-ordinates of proposed sites
C. Site Data form filled-in for all the potential BTS sites.
D. Maps of proposed coverage areas street, demographic, topographical (highest resolution)
E. Digital maps with reader
F. Local regulation documentation on spectrum availability
G. A set of candidate BTS sites. At least two candidate sites for each potential coverage area.

The following form may help the RCP to consolidate most of the Network and Backhaul (section 3)
requirements as well as the required information from the customer (section 4).










































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4.1 PRE-REQUISITE Form

This is a general form that should be completed with the customer before the RCP starts any technical
work/assessment.

SITE NAME:


DATE:


VERIFIED BY:


VERIFIED WITH:



Tasks Pass/Fail Comment/ Deficiencies
Indoor/ Outdoor Installation
Physical installation
Equipment distribution indoor /outdoor
Cable routing - Paths available
Heating operation
Ventilation operation
Cabinet grounding - tested?
Cabinet required?
UPS operation test
AC / DC distribution and breaker
protection
Tower space available
Power available: 110VAC 220VAC
24VDC 48VDC
Grounding on roof or shelter (local code)
IF cable clear path
19' rack availability
Antenna
TX Lines clear path
TX Line support
TX line labeling
Lightning arrestors grounding
TX line grounding
Space available for antenna - tower /pole
Antennas and tower top pictures



Customer Name:
Date:
Approval of Redline Certified Partner:
Date:


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REDMAX RF PLANNING DATA FORM

GENERAL PROJECT INFORMATION
PROJECT NAME : PROJECT REFERENCE: XX081208REV
Company Name: Contact Name:
Contact Telephone: Contact Fax:
Contact Email:
Contact Address: City:
State/Province: Postal Code:

BILLING AND TIME FRAME INFORMATION
MD APPROVAL : Billable to Customer Chargeable to MD Budget Date:
( Includes planning study and GIS database acquisition cost )
Time frame for study delivery weeks (may impact study cost)

PRODUCT INFORMATION
Product Type: AN100U AN100UX RedMAX4C
CPE types: RedMAX : SUO IA Typical CPE Height AGL m
SUO RF Typical CPE Height AGL m
SUI Typical CPE Height AGL m
CPE Types: RedMAX 4C : Fixed Outdoor : REM. Typical CPE Height m
RPM-Indoor Typical CPE Height AGL m;
RPM-Outoor Typical CPE Height AGL m
RedMAX Express Indoor. Typical CPE Height AGL m
RedMAX Express Outdoor. Typical CPE Height AGL m

NETWORK AND DEPLOYMENT INFORMATION
Targeted Number of BSs :
City : Country:
Required list of preferred BSs sites with site data and GPS locations*: Antenna Height Restrictions?:

* Required: cell site database, radio type, frequency table, tower height AGL, antenna heights, antenna downtilt
& type, power (dBm or Watts), receiver types, antenna type, receiver height AGL. (AGL-Above Ground Level)
Please fill in attached spread sheet.
Spread-Sheet-RF-Fo
rms.xls

Deployment Type: Indoor Only Outdoor Only Combination Indoor and Outdoor
Percentage of Outdoor/Indoor Subscribers
Mobility Type percentages: Fixed Nomadic Single Mobility Full Mobility

SPECTRUM INFORMATION
Available Spectrum: MHz in 3.5 GHz 2.5 GHz
Specific frequencies available from: GHz to: GHz and from: GHz to: GHz
TERRAIN AND DATA BASE INFORMATION
Type of coverage area percentages: Rural Suburban Urban medium density Urban High
density
Average tree height in coverage area: m.


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Required: Electronic map with defined polygons or area of interest for coverage in Google Earth format

GIS database availability for RF Planning : Redline Provided Customer Provided
Topography Resolution: m Clutter Resolution: m Format type:
Note: At least a 30 m resolution GIS database in CelPlan format topography and clutter must be provided for
pre-sale RF studies, and 5 m for Post-Sale or Optimization.

TARGET COVERAGE AREA AND SERVICES INFORMATION
Type of Designs: Coverage only Capacity only Coverage and Capacity
Total Target Coverage Area: km
2
Cell Radius km Percentage of Target Area Covered
%
Type of desired coverage DL : 64QAM only 64QAM and 16QAM 64QAM , 16QAM and QPSK
All available modulation schemes
Type of desired coverage UL : 64QAM only 64QAM and 16QAM 64QAM, 16QAM and QPSK
All available modulation schemes
Channel Size: 3.5 MHz 7 MHz 5 MHz 10 MHz
Average number of subscribers per sector: Acceptable Over-subscription rate:
Subscriber database with GPS locations: (optional)
Proposed Service Classes (e.g. 0-128 Kbps, 0-512 Kbps, 128-256 Kbps): 1 2 3 4
Expected Down/Uplink utilization ratio:
Subscribers carrying VOIP traffic services per Sector: Codec type:

OTHER NETWORK INFORMATION
Expected growth in the next two-three years: %
Spectrum cleared and verified free of interference (list known operators and frequency blocks):

Drive test data availability

BACKHAUL INFORMATION
Type of Internet Access Point Available: T1S E1S DS3 Microwave Other
Wireless Backhaul design required*?
* Required: cell site database with GPS tower location, preferred radio type, tower height AGL, available
antenna heights AGL, antenna type, power (EIRP dBm or Watts), receiver types.

OUTPUT REQUIRED
Type of Plots:
Format: Google Earth MapInfo Others












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5 List of Candidate Sites

One of the most important parts of completing a network design is for the partner to be fully aware of all
the candidate sites available to the customer. The demographics, NOC, backhaul, and potential BTS
sites should be identified by the customer and assessed by the partner.

5.1 Demographics

A. Proximity of subscribers to BTS sites
B. Number of RedMAX Subscriber Units per sector
C. Penetration Rate
D. Households
Note: The partner should also note where customers existing network is located (the sites).
5.2 Site Evaluations

A. Availability
B. Coverage Predictions
C. Accessibility
D. Affordability

5.3 Maps indicating BTS sites

A. Identification of coverage areas and population densities, urban, suburban, rural.

6 Network Assessment Deliverable

Upon completion of the Network Assessment, a Network Assessment report will be generated by the
Partner. The following data should be part of the network assessment report:

RF
A. Geographical Data: Maps, demographics, target areas, market penetration.
B. Subscription Services: Data, voice or other services, marketing information.
C. Deployment type: demand driven or supply driven.
D. Target areas.
E. Candidate Site list.
F. RF Network Concept.
G. Available 3.5 GHz Bandwidth for the project.
H. Local Regulations for 3.5 GHz.
I. Site and Cell Planning lockdown criteria.
J. Availability of Topographic and Clutter data bases for the project.

Data
K. Network strengths, weakness and vulnerabilities.
L. Backhaul system concept, Frequency Bands, available resources.
M. Network management and integration concept.

Project Management
N. Project CAPEX budget.
O. Project responsibility matrix.
P. Potential technical issues.
Q. Demarcation points of services in multi-vendor projects.


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7 Red Flag Issues

Some of the past identified red flag issues were as follows:
A. Spectrum limitations
B. Tower site limitations or restrictions
C. Construction permits denied or delayed

8 Established Demarcations Points

To establish the point of demarcation between the customer and Redlines partner, both the RF Network
and IP Network feasibility study must be completed. The following two check list forms have been
created to help the partner in organizing the relative documents to the specific tasks.


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Network Assessment Checklist Form
Task
Completed
(Yes, No, NA)
Reference
Document(s)
Business Plan use Redline WiROI tool to
assist in gathering data

Subscriber service levels
residential/business

Subscriber SLAs
Billing methodology
Internal staff capabilities
External partner capabilities
Subscriber provisioning methodology
Key network performance indicators
Timelines
Budget
Training
Network Design High Level
Network Design Low Level
Project Plan
Internet Backbone Determination
NOC Site Locations
Equipment Placement
Grounding
Power Distribution
Ethernet Interconnect
NOC-BTS Backhaul Determination
Packet shaping Deep Packet Inspection
Lawful intercept
BTS Capacity Defined
Naming network devices
IP addressing using a Hierarchical model -
designed for efficient use of Public IP
addresses

Private/Public
Subnet
NAT
DHCP automatic, dynamic, manual
Secondary
IP routing using a Hierarchical model
Static, BGP, IGRP, RIP and OSPF
VLAN implementation
Servers - primary/secondary vendor,
existing, sizing, new where to locate

DNS
DHCP
ToD
NTP
Email
AAA
Billing
CRM
ftp
tftp


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Cache
Inventory
EMS
Provisioning
WEB
NMS
HP Openview NNM
Softswitch
Security Policy
Firewall types, location
Policy management
End users applications determine service
levels/traffic patterns

WEB browsing
WEB hosting
Email services
Gaming
VPN
Private /Virtual LAN
FTP
VoIP E911
VoD
Redundancy/High Availability
Inventory Management
Location Management
Network management
Fault management
Configuration management
Performance management
Accounting management
Security management



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RF Network Feasibility Checklist Form
Task
Completed
(Yes, No, NA)
Reference
Document(s)
Band Regulations
RF Design
Local Building Height Restrictions
Area type urban, suburban, rural
Maximum Tree Heights
Frequency Planning
BTS Site Selection
Acquisition
Civil Engineering
Collocation Agreements
Lease Costs
Construction
Equipment Placement
Antenna Placement
Grounding
Power Distribution
Ethernet Interconnect
Infrastructure Costs
RedMAX Subscriber Site Selection
Installation Strategy
Path Profiles
Link Budgets
Predicted Coverage Area
Rigging and Equipment Installation
Sector size - Capacity
Backhaul Requirements
Equipment Placement
Antenna Placement
Grounding
Power Distribution
Ethernet Interconnect
Sparing Program
Distance Required per Cell Site
Maps of coverage area
5.8 GHZ Spectrum sweeps
End user applications
Frequencies and spectrum available for
the project

Projected number of users per sector and
per geographic area

Acceptable over-subscription rates
Planned user services
SUO deployment type OLOS, LOS
SUI percentages
Specific expected coverage area for each
city








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IP Network Assessment Checklist
Task
Completed
(Yes, No, NA)
Reference
Document(s)
IP Network Design
Logical network diagrams with performance
expectations throughput, latency

Internet Backbone Determination
Equipment Placement
Grounding
Power Distribution
Ethernet Interconnect
Backhaul Determination
BTS Capacity Defined How many RedMAX
Subscriber Units

Naming network devices
IP addressing designed for efficient use of
Public IP addresses

Subnet
NAT
DHCP automatic, dynamic, manual
Cache servers
IP routing using a Hierarchical model
Static, BGP, IGRP, RIP and OSPF
Grade of Service level requirements
DNS primary/secondary where to locate
Firewall types, location
Policy management
End users applications determine service
levels/traffic patterns

WEB browsing
WEB hosting
Email services
VPN
VLANs
VoIP voice and video streaming
TDM traffic
Encrypted RF links
Day Traders
Redundancy
Grade of Services
Network management, SNMP
Fault management-SNMP
Configuration management- CLI,
Configuration utilities

Performance management, SNMP
Accounting management, Radius, PPPOe
Security management, Passwords, DSSS,
Authorization






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9 Customer Contact List

The Customer should also include contact persons for the partner. The primary contact of each partner
should be stated. The following format should be used:

Primary contact:
Name:
Project Function: Position:
CELL: PH: FX:
Email: @

Network Administrator:
Name:
Project Function: Position:
CELL: PH: FX:
Email: @

Other Contacts:
Name:
Project Function: Position:
CELL: PH: FX:
Email: @

Name:
Project Function: Position:
CELL: PH: FX:
Email: @


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10 Account Profile

Redline recommends that the following account information and topics should be discussed before the
RCP begins to design the network. The topics should include the demographics (computer presence,
income, population, etc.) of the target market. Other topics include,

Customers industry and competition
Customers corporate structure
Customers business goals target market (commercial, residential, MDU, MTU, VOIP)
Customers criteria for success and ramifications for failure
Scope of the wireless system
Identified customers intended applications
Understand the customers policies on partners and wireless platforms
Customer has explained policies on open and closed system architectures
Budget has been defined and financing in place
Understand the customers schedule and milestones for project and agree they are achievable
Understand the technical expertise of the customer
Training and certification requirements discussed
Customers service roll-out and subscriber support plan


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11 Design Process Output Responsibility Matrix
The responsibility matrix lays out the major activities in the project and precisely details the
responsibilities of both the customer and the Redline VAR. For large projects, a separate responsibility
matrix should be developed for each subproject.
Implementation Team Roles &
Responsibilities
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Needs Analysis - Service Area & Service Levels
Feasibility Assessment
Project Plan
Site Acquisition
Site Surveys - Select Candidate BTS sites, min.
3 potential sites per Service Area

Site Topology
Cell Planning System Design including Traffic
Engineering

IP Network Design
Backhaul Design
Site Selection Lockdown
Design Lockdown - SOW & Equipment List
Project Plan
Equipment Procurement
Training
Site Civil including Structure Loading
Site Mechanical
Site Electrical
Equipment Staging
Site Equipment Installation
Site Antenna Sub-system Installation
Installation Checklist
Network Test & Results - Drive Test
Commissioning - Acceptance Test Plan
As-built Documentation
Signed Acceptance Document
Support and Warranty Programs
Spares Program - Advanced & On-site