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V4.8.1
March 2018
The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The recommendations, technical
data, configurations and statements in this document are believed to be reliable and accurate, but are
presented without implied or express warranty. Users must take full responsibility for their applications of
any product specified in this document. The information in this document is proprietary to Cambium
Networks Ltd.
Introduction
This document provides information for the Cambium Networks LINKPlanner version
V4.8.1.
The LINKPlanner is an application that runs on Windows or Macintosh. It performs the
calculations from the ITU recommendations ITU-R P.526-10 and ITU-R P.530-12 (or
Vigants-Barnett) to predict NLoS and LoS paths for anywhere in the world. Path profile
data can be obtained in a number of different ways depending upon global location.
Trees and buildings (obstructions) will modify this profile, and often the path must be
surveyed to establish the correct estimation.
The LINKPlanner provides results specific to the cnReach, ePMP, PTP 250, PTP 300,
PTP 400, PTP 450, PTP 450i, PTP 500, PTP 550, PTP 600, PTP 650, PTP 670, PTP
700, PTP 800, PTP 810 and PTP 820 family of wireless bridges and cnReach, PTP 670
HCMP, PTP 700 HCMP, PMP 450, PMP 450i, PMP450m and ePMP family of PMP
network devices, giving the data rates and reliability that can be expected given the
specific design features of these products.
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New or Changed in version 4.8.0
cnReach
o Added PMP option for 900 MHz United States
o Modified Cable Loss calculation on PTP to allow users to shorten
installation kit cables and changed the BOM to use the cable type and
length selected to decide which installation kits to include
ePMP
o Added Force 300-25 in PTP mode in the 5 GHz band
o Added 30° and 60° horn antennas in the 5 GHz band
Note that these antennas are not available in FCC countries and
Canada as they have not been type approved with the ePMP
radios.
o Added ability to select different optional extras for the local and remote
ends when they are configured for different products
PMP 450
o Add PMP 450b High Gain as an SM option in the 5 GHz band
This product is not yet available in United States, FCC countries or
Canada, awaiting Type Approval
PTP 550
o Increased maximum transmit powers for each band
o Increased minimum transmit power to 3 dB combined
o Updated the BOM to reflect that the power supplies, line cords and
brackets are in the radio kits
o Updated the installation reports to reflect the product UI
o Removed the external antennas at 5.9 GHz as not recommended for use
in this band
PTP 670/700 HCMP
o Added 5.8 GHz band for FCC and Canada for PTP 700 HCMP
o Added omni antenna for 5 GHz PTP 700 HCMP
o Added band edge back-offs for 5.8 GHz FCC and Canada for PTP 670
HCMP
General
o Added the ability to modify groups of access points using the selection
window in the Offline Map
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Bug Fixes in version 4.7.3
Removed extra bracket from Force 190 in BOM Estimator
Fixed throughput calculation for 5 and 10 MHz for ePMP products
Prevented links recalculating when re-opening a project in the same version
Corrected issues with Calc Tilt function to ensure it uses correct propagation
model and channel frequency
Corrected BOM aggregation of CMM5 parts in PMP
Corrected refresh issue for the cnReach default cables
cnReach PTP, prevent Vertically Polarized omni antenna from appearing as an
option when link set to Horizontal
ePMP 1000, ePMP 2000 and PTP 550 5 GHz in United States and Canada,
prevent higher gain antennas from being offered as not covered by regulatory
approval
Updated Best Server to correctly identify closest APs and modified options when
updating or over-writing existing SMs.
Corrected 2.4 GHz MARS MA-WA25-20 antenna to single polarization and
added a 19 dBi dual polarization alternative (MA-WA25-DP19)
Re-instated default ancillary parts in the BOM when remote product is different to
local product
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o Added new Canadian specific parts
o Added ability to select different ePMP products at each end of a PTP link
o Obsolete 5 GHz integrated radio without sync
PTP 820
o Added 8 GHz ETSI with 310 MHz T/R spacing
o Updated 7 GHz RFU-A Branching drawer part numbers
o Added REMEC Adaptor Kits
PTP 550
o Increased maximum range to 200 km
Updated transmit powers and minimum transmit power for PTP 550
Fixed issue when changing from the PTP 550 product in the PTP Table view
Corrected default integrated antenna selection at the remote end in the BOM
Estimator for PTP 550 and removed antenna height from remote end as not used
for the BOM
Prevented error when setting 24 GHz 2+x links using a T/R of "Any" and
Independent Paths
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Removed extra PTP 820i Fixed Tuned connectors from 11 GHz BOM
Removed PTP 820G and PTP 820S Remote Mount Adaptor for 1+1 HSB and
2+0 Co-Polar
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o Added grouping to antenna selection list to group antennas by Cambium,
User, 3rd party and Obsolete.
o Updated some unlicensed band Cambium part numbers to obsolete
o Added warning on extended frequency range antennas at 4.9 and 5.9
GHz
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o Added CMM5 as a Sync option for both PTP 670 and PTP 700 (including
HCMP)
PMP 450 family Rel 15.1.1
o PMP 450m
Added 5, 10 and 15 MHz bandwidths
Improvements in uplink sensitivity
Updated antenna pattern
Updates to country regulations, including new countries
o PTP/PMP 450/450i
Addition of 15 MHz in DFS countries for PMP
Updates to country regulations
Removed 5 MHz duty cycle restriction
Updated US DFS duty cycle restriction to apply to 450i and 450m
as well as 450
PTP 820
o Added a "Clear All" option on the frequency selection tables
o Updated Installation reports
o Added 1 year extended warranty automatically to BOM
PTP 800
o Updated couplers to new part numbers to replace obsolete parts
o Notification of Dual-Pol antennas with OMK going obsolete
o Added 1 year extended warranty automatically to BOM
PTP 600
o Retired 45600 and 48600
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Corrected network error on start-up when LINKPlanner cannot locate contacts
information
Corrected reported EIRP in PMP so that it correctly reflects changes in transmit
power (display only, doesn't affect calculations)
Corrected issue with rain reliability for very small fade margins
Fixed issue with link panels not updating correctly when switching between 2+0
products
Corrected issue with profiles not automatically requesting properly
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o Reordered product choices to move retired products to the bottom of the
selection list
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Bug Fixes in version 4.5.2
Fixed two issues with Calc Tilt function to ensure that the number of connected
subscribers are taken into account and improve the throughput calculations in DL
MU-MIMO mode for PMP 450m
Corrected antenna polarization for Japan 29 dBi antenna
Corrected BOM for 5.1/5.2 GHz in United States for PMP 450i
Corrected issue with PTP 820 performance calculations for 7 and 14 MHz with
MC-ABC
Improved frequency channel handling when changing link types in licensed band
Removed Tx Frequencies from licensed band PTP Equipment template to
prevent configured frequencies from being overwritten.
Improved Best Server function to allow support for multiple subscriber places at
the same location.
Corrected PTP 820C 2+2 MC-ABC throughput limits for wide bandwidths
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o Added additional LPU option to all outdoor PTP radios
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o Added a new report option so that network level and hub level PMP
installation reports only contain the access point information.
o Restricted the input precision of coordinates to 5 decimal places (~1 m)
This change will allow sites exported through the sites tables to be
imported without any loss of precision
Users may notice a slight change in path length (< 1 m) and minor
differences in the predicted performance
o Display a single warning when importing KML/KMZ files with duplicate
sites rather than prompting for each site
o Highlight duplicate sites when importing from a CSV file
o Added a separate CSV import command for network sites and subscriber
sites
o Added the Spatial Frequency, AP/SM Description and the AP/SM Site
Description to the PMP Links table
o Added 3m fixed length cable (RDN5785) to unlicensed PTP cable
selection list
o Added the ability to purge unused profiles from the project file to reduce
file size
o Added the height labels to both sides of the path profile plot so that it is
easier to read the remote height
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o Fixed the PMP Links CSV importer so that it can handle spreadsheets
with additional "ignore" columns
o Allow the user to define multiple APs at the same azimuth in a CSV file
o Allow similar or duplicate sites and links
General
o Fixed the sort order of items in the tree, tables and CSV export when the
names contain "-"
o Corrected the "Max aggregate IP throughput" title in link summary table of
project reports
o Fixed the warning when running the change access point command and
the current AP is selected
o Prevented the error from occurring when changing the product using the
link table on a site page
o Prevented errors on the Mac version when resizing warning panels
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o Updated the Radio Commissioning Notes to match Quick Installation
Wizard order.
o Increased the number of Surge Suppressors in the BOM for a PTP 820S
link
PMP 450m
o Modified AP power setting to configure EIRP instead of Transmit Power.
BOM Estimator
o Added default antenna heights for the AP for PMP 450i and PMP 450m
and at both AP and SM for PTP 700 HCMP, to allow cable quantities to be
estimated.
o Corrected part numbers for cnPilot E500 in Argentina, Australia, Brazil and
China.
General
o Reports - added warning about estimated report size
o PMP reports - changed the Max Power setting for SMs to allow SMs to
take advantage of ATPC and added an Operational Transmit Power for
each SM
o Added System Gain Margin and Fade Margin at Max Usable Mode to
PMP links views
o Removed the Save as V3 command
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Corrected issue when duplicating APs and associated subscribers, when there
are multiple subscribers at the same location
Prevented PMP Equipment Templates from overwriting AP antenna orientation
values
Corrected PMP Performance Details display for unused Modulation Modes on
ePMP and PTP 700 HCMP
Corrected PTP 700 HCMP Max Usable Mode selection order (affects 16 QAM
0.63 Dual)
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o Added 10 GHz frequency band for ETSI.
o Added 18 GHz frequency band for Brazil.
o Updated APAC and EMEA antennas.
o Updated PTP 820G to use the new script files for the wider 28/30 MHz
when in ETSI 1+0, 1+1, 2+0 Cross-Polar or 2+0 XPIC modes.
o Added 56 MHz to PTP 820S at ETSI 7 GHz with 154 MHz T/R spacing for
1+0 and 1+1 link types.
PTP 650 01-42
o Updated FCC DFS regulations and 5.4 GHz FCC regulatory band.
cnPilot
o Added E500 to BOM Estimator.
General
o Added click-through image to start-up page to link to Cambium product
information videos.
o Modified PMP Max range to 1 decimal place resolution allowing greater
resolution of cell sizes for map display and to control SM selection. This
function now also allows cell sizes to be defined in kilometres for the PMP
450 family.
o Improved navigation tree updates to speed up refreshing with larger
projects.
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New or Changed in version 4.3.10
Added ePMP 90/120 Sector Antenna
PMP/PTP 450i
o Added 5.2 and 5.4 GHz for United States
o Added 5 MHz bandwidth to ETSI
Note 450/450d SM are NOT supported with 5 MHz BW
o Added Australia at 5.4 and 5.8 GHz
PTP 820
o Added 32 GHz for PTP 820C and 26 and 38 GHz for PTP 820S
o Added 40, 50, 56 and 60 MHz bandwidths for PTP 820C 2+0 with Spatial
Diversity
o Added 14 MHz Bandwidth for PTP 820G in 2+0 XPIC
o Updated Occupied Bandwidth for Release 8.3
PTP 650 - Updated Japan regulations
General
o Improved memory usage to allow saving of larger files
o Allow SMs to be easily switched from one AP to another
o Improve the sort order process when exporting PMP tables to csv
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New or Changed in version 4.3.9
Added PTP 450 at 900MHz
Created WiFi section in BOM Estimator to support cnPilot
o Changed BOM Estimator to separate tabbed sections for PTP, PMP and
WiFi
Added Quick Deploy Positioner as Optional Extras to PTP 450i, PTP 650, PTP
700 and PMP 450i SM
Updated In Service countries for PTP 650 and PTP 700
Added AP Formatting Rules
Added Performance parameters to SM Templates
Improved response speed for multiple simultaneous profile requests
Update Commscope antenna information in-line with latest Commscope updates
Added additional K-factor information to pop-up Performance Summary and
warnings if LOS links do not clear worst earth curvature.
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o Added new FCC regulations at 7 and 13 GHz
o Added new Canadian regulation at 8 GHz
o PTP 820S - Added 7 and 8 GHz frequency bands
o PTP 820G - Added 10 and 20 MHz bandwidths to 7 GHz NTIA regulation
ePMP
o Added Force 200 at 5 GHz as SM and PTP options
PTP 650 - Release 01-41
o Added Japan Low Power at 4.9 GHz
o Added Australia at 4.9 GHz
o Increased maximum range to 250 km
PTP 700
o Added Australia at 4.9 GHz
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Added a Full BOM page to the main BOM Export to Workbook
Added LINKPlanner version number to both the BOM Export from the main
project and the Estimator.
Limit the precision of the range, height and obstruction values when exporting the
profile to a CSV file so that it reflects the precision used inside LINKPlanner
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PMP 450i
o Added 900 MHz Frequency Band at 5, 7 and 10 MHz bandwidths.
PTP 700
o Added Lite capacity option.
o Increased maximum range to 250 km.
Remove the Google Earth view on 12 December 2015 when Google stop the
service.
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o Removed Mid Capacity option (all Mid Capacity users can now upgrade
for free to Full)
PTP 700
o Updated transmit powers and sensitivity values, this will show a
degradation on predicted performance for most links from the previous
version.
o Added Industry Canada part numbers
o Removed Preliminary from FCC countries for 4.5 and 4.9 GHz
PTP 820
o Updated 1+1 BOM for PTP 820C and PTP 820S to remove PoE and add
Optical Fibre support
o Added additional 3ft antennas to APAC and EMEA region
o Added 60 MHz bandwidth to Lower 6 GHz FCC for 2+0 ACAP and ACCP
o Added Warranty part numbers to Optional Extras
Obsoleted PTP 250, 500 and PTP 600 products (except at 4.5 and 4.8 GHz)
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o Added 26 GHz (ETSI and FCC), 28 GHz (ETSI), 32 GHz (ETSI) and 38
GHz (Canada, FCC and ETSI)
PTP 820S New Frequency Bands:
o Removed Preliminary from Upper 6 GHz and 15 GHz
o Added 13 and 28 GHz ETSI
o Added 11 GHz ETSI T/R 530 MHz
Added 200 and 300 Mbps capacity keys for PTP 820G and PTP 820S and 300
Mbps for PTP 820C
Added PTP 820 NMS parts under Optional Extras in the BOM
Consolidated 11 GHz to use the T/R 490/500 parts, may result in a change of
part number for PTP 820G when using T/R 530 MHz
PTP 820 - 11 GHz, added Canadian compliance to Andrew 4ft antennas
Added the `Worst Earth Curvature`, Ke and Excess Path Loss at Ke to Licensed
Band Pop-up information window and PTP Links view
Added new Project Property to define Sector Coverage, allows PMP 450 to be
restricted to nominal beamwidth
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Added ability to define PMP channel plans, allocate channels to APs and color
code the sectors in the Offline Map
Improved the reflection editor for licensed band
Added Proposal reports at PMP Network, Hub and AP levels
Added additional notification to PTP 650 5.1 GHz FCC for Parabolic antennas
Added capability to automatically create required custom fields for FCC 3.65 GHz
Device Registration
Added the capability to save antenna pattern files stored in LINKPlanner
o currently only supports licensed band antennas.
Added confirmation setting when converting linked sites
Added 3, 4 and 6ft Radiowaves antennas at 6 GHz for PTP 820 in NA and CALA.
Added bearing from boresight and indication of direction of tilt for Subscriber
Modules.
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Added an export file with the FCC device registration information for PMP/PTP
450 3.65 GHz devices
Added bearing to magnetic north and magnetic declination information to
installation reports
Offline Map enhancements
o Pop-out overlapping sites in the offline-map to make them easier to select
o Edit a hub from the AP pop-up menu
o Hide/Show items in the map
o New selection window to hide, show, copy, delete multiple items
Added ability to control whether profile previews appear in the Google Earth
Export
Added a search bar to the main toolbar to make it easier to locate items in the
tree
Added "Show in map" menu item to the navigation tree pop-up
Performance improvements when opening large PMP projects
o Note: Projects will need to be saved in the new version first.
Obsolete Gabriel antennas
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Bug Fixes in version 4.2.4
Remove SM equipment choices from PMP 450 AP view
Add 5.4 GHz US TDWR Radar warning in PMP mode
Change ePMP Enhanced PTP mode to ePTP mode
Fixes for KML/KMZ export
o Remove hyperlinks
o Update the Subscriber Site profile preview to only show links to
unattached Access Points
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Removed antenna availability warning for 6 ft Global antennas
Improved PMP Reports with new Installation reports at AP and Hub level
Added sample external SM antenna options for PMP 450 to each frequency
band.
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o Updated regulations for Indonesia (5.8 GHz), India (5.8 GHz) and Brazil
(4.9 GHz)
o Added 45 MHz bandwidth option to 5.4 GHz ETSI countries
o Added new regulatory options for FCC countries for links using Parabolic
antennas
Updates to Map Features
o Clicking hyperlinks now takes users to the links part of the Navigation Tree
o Allow users to display SM names on PMP map in the installation report
o Updated graphics preferences to include PMP links
o Map display at site level zooms to centre on selected site
Added ability to remotely update data files
Add a field to record the MAC Address for the ends of a link, AP or SM
Display a warning when the number of SMs exceeds the SM Registration Limit
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o For existing projects please check that the correct country option is
selected.
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New or Changed in version 4.1.2
Added support for PTP 820G for 1+0, 1+1, 2+0 Cross-Polar, 2+0 Co-Polar and
2+0 XPIC in the following bands:
o Lower 6, Upper 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18 and 23 GHz
Added support for 7 and 14 MHz for 820C for all Link Types except 2+0 XPIC
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New or Changed in version 4.0.3
Added support for FCC, Other-FCC and Canada Lower and Upper in 3.6 GHz
band for PMP 450
Added support for Japan at 4.9 GHz and Slovenia at 5.8 GHz for PTP 650
Added option to specify Required Modulation Mode on PMP links - links which
don't meet this will go red
Added ability to import PMP Links from a csv file - see User Guide for format
details
Added additional information into Available Antenna lists to specify product and
part numbers for SM additions.
Added regulatory frequency ranges to PMP Links in the Installation Reports
Added PMP Product Software Release version information to Installation
Reports.
Updated displayed antenna description for Force 100 antennas for ePMP
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Bug Fixes in version 4.0.2
Fixed an issue to ensure link formatting rules hide links in map view when
requested
Corrected ePMP SM Maximum Transmit Powers for 5.4 and 5.8 GHz
Removed ePMP Mounting Bracket from integrated antennas or where provided
Fixed an issue when creating installation reports with PTP 810i 1+1 and 2+0 links
Prevented copy function creating duplicate Access Points
Fixed issues when creating and saving custom SM antennas
Removed extra dish antenna from BOM when selecting Force 100
Added distance markers back in to PTP 1+1 and 2+0 link export to Google Earth
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New or Changed in version 4.0.0
Note that projects saved in this version of LINKPlanner CANNOT be opened in V3.x.x
versions of LINKPlanner.
Support for the PMP 450 product in 2.4 GHz, 3.5 GHz, 3.6 GHz, 5.4 GHz and 5.8
GHz bands
Support for the ePMP product in 2.4 GHz, 5.1 GHz, 5.2 GHz, 5.3 GHz, 5.4 GHz
and 5.8 GHz bands
The Flags functionality in PTP has been removed and combined into the Custom
Fields functionality. All existing Flag settings will now be available through
Custom Fields.
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Note: slight adjustments to sensitivity figures across all bands and
bandwidths may change availability
o Change to Minimum Platform Transmit Power (from -11 dBm to -15 dBm)
o Added Precise Network Timing option for license key for 1588 and Sync-E
Note: this license is added as default to PTP 650S
Regulatory changes for PTP 650
o Removed "Preliminary" from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Oman, South Africa
and Vietnam
o Added Saudi Arabia (5.8 GHz), Brazil (4.9 GHz)
o Removed "Preliminary" from Other at 5.1, 5.2 and 5.9 GHz and Other +
Radar at 5.2 GHz
o Added new countries to 5.1 and 5.2 GHz as "Preliminary"
o Provided two regulatory options for Argentina (Private and Telecoms)
Added new unlicensed Cambium antennas RDG4472, RDG4452, RDG4454
Added new PTP 810 Series NMS AES License Key to Optional Extras – Security
Removed the obsolete Summit X250, X350 and X440-L2-24t-AC switches
Removed GPS Receiver as independent part - now only available as part of kit
WB4141
Replaced 6406066M02 with N000000L019 for use with the "All Indoor" ODU
mounting.
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Added intermediate cable grounding kits for IRFU and long waveguide to the
BOM for PTP 800 and PTP 810, for antenna heights greater than 23m
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Update the max EIRP values for Canada, United States and Hong Kong at 4.9
GHz
Update the license availability for PTP650
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Prevent user-defined antenna reverting to integrated on bandwidth changes
Allow multiple editing on Sites page
Remove default ODU part numbers as standard, feature can be enabled from
Options - Bill of Materials - Add default ODUs.
Update the font cache to prevent errors when the font name contains Unicode
characters
Disable path profile requests for very short links (< 10m)
Fix the bug "Observable tries to pop from the EventCollection when the
collection" raised by a number of users
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Add end warranties to PTP 250 and PTP 500
Reduce the restrictions on IRFU antenna selections
Add Upper 6 GHz 4ft Cat B2 dual polar antenna option
Add default lengths (10m or 30ft) to elliptical waveguide lengths for:
o Distance to shack
o Distance inside shack
New 5.4 and 5.8 GHz licenses for Vietnam for PTP 250 and PTP 500
New 5.4 GHz licenses for PTP 250
o Serbia and Mexico
New Summit Extreme switches available for all products as Optional Extras in
the Bill of Materials
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Fix bugs that occur when applying equipment templates to protected links,
particularly when the template is for a different link type
Prevent error when copying an antenna without a part number
Fix bug with 1+1 Hot Standby links where the interference value would be set
incorrectly when loading an existing file
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Removed 7 GHz FCC 25 MHz IRFU 2+0 XPIC option
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Fix bug with the "paste sites" functionality which caused an error when pasting
CSV data
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2+0 XPIC is not available at 18 GHz/ETSI
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Introduce PTP 810 Capacity Keys
Add automatic MMU selection to BOM for PTP 810
Additional optional extras
New unlicensed antennas
New Encryption option in the equipment settings for PTP 250
PTP 250 now uses the Cambium part numbers
Rename PTP 800 Maximum Tx Capacity Limit to "400 Mbps"
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Introduce the capability to display news information in the welcome page
Updated Licensed Band Switch part numbers
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Bug Fixes in version 3.1.1
Fix bug which prevents a project from being saved if the username contains non-
ASCII characters
Correct switch descriptions
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Select the correct file extension when saving in OSX
Remove the embedded web browser that displays the Google Map on OSX
o This is a temporary measure until there is a suitable fix for a critical bug
that causes LINKPlanner to crash on OSX
Flexible waveguide selections for long waveguide links are now stored correctly
in the project file
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o Notes field can be edited
New PTP 800 4ft antenna part numbers available for all regions. Previous part
numbers are now obsolete.
New antennas available at 6 and 11 GHz for Canada
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o Added NTIA regulation to 7 and 8 GHz
o ETSI 32 GHz is no longer preliminary
o Added ETSI 28 GHz
o Added support for ODU-B at 11, 18 and 23 GHz
o Introduce new part numbers for 1ft and 4ft antennas for PTP 800 in EMEA
region only (available through the grayed out selection area)
Introduce User Defined Loss field for remote antennas for PTP 800
Introduce Long Waveguide planning option for PTP 800 at 6 and 11 GHz
Introduce FCC (Extended) regulation to support all modulation modes for PTP
800
Introduce additional detailed availability information for PTP 800
PTP 800 Link Summary Performance parameter Link Availability / Lowest Mode
Availability now reports 2-way Availability plus Rain
Added additional capacity information to Performance Charts when using
Adaptive Symmetry (including PTP 250)
Added Predicted Link Loss field to PTP 800 installation reports
Updated regulatory information for Argentina, Ecuador, Lichtenstein, Norway,
Peru and Venezuela for PTP 250
Added Export function for Performance Chart data
Changed project navigation tree for 1+1 to support a link node and four separate
paths
Improved icons in project navigation tree to distinguish different types of links
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NOTE: This may cause some very short links to display errors that in previous
versions appeared to be OK
Updated “Max User IP Throughput in either Direction” in Installation Reports to
show the maximum value, rather than the value for one end.
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Bug Fixes in 2.4.0
Fix bug during report generation when using 60MHz channel separation in ETSI
Upper 6GHz
Don’t allow 2ft antennas at 11GHz in FCC regulations
Warn when trying to open a profile as a project, and vice-versa
Fix a bug in the profile chart when reversing a link
Please note that the contact address for link planner questions is now
linkplanner.ptp@motorolasolutions.com
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o 60MHz channel separation in ETSI Upper 6GHz
o FCC 26GHz is no longer preliminary
o New 8GHz channel pair at 311.32MHz T/R spacing
Include PTP800 links using adaptive modulation in FCC Coordination output
Include the FCC database of TDWR (weather radar) stations. A warning will be
displayed for links operating at 5.4GHz within 35km of a TDWR station; steps
must be taken by operators to ensure that they do not interfere with these radars.
Include charts of throughput against availability in the Performance Details
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All PTP800 T/R spacings other than 252.04MHz and 311.32MHz must use
frequencies that are multiples of 250kHz. This was not always enforced in
previous releases
Removed the ability to select PTP800 transmit frequencies that aren’t separated
by the selected T/R spacing.
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Bug Fixes in 2.3.0
Include Link BOM rather than Project BOM in installation report
Adjust tolerance of timing errors for PTP-SYNC
Updated part number for 7/8GHz waveguides
Fix coordinates in FCC Coordination output file
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New or Changed in version 2.0.0
Support for the PTP-800 product range in licensed bands
Calculate the effects of rain and atmospheric absorption (ITU-R P.530 and
supporting standards)
Display a Bill of Materials for a link and also for a project as a whole
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Reduce EIRP limit from 51 to 50dBm for PTP49600 and PTP48600 in USA and
Canada
Increase EIRP limit of PTP49400 to 49dBm and increase power output in lower
modulation modes by 2dB
Reduce maximum power output of PTP58600 from 34 to 33dBm in China
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Bug Fixes in version 1.3.1
Project proposal reports no longer repeat information for the same link over and
over again.
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Add new data rate calculations and features for PTP-600 release 08-00.
Add a 'Project description' field on the main Project page.
Make the map and profile panels resizable (click and drag the bottom edge of the
panel)
Split the equipment panel into two sections, so that the main window isn't forced
to be too wide. The first section is for equipment selection, and the second for
configuration.
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Edit some attributes of links and sites directly in the table (name and description).
Allow deleting of sites and links from the tables via a context (right-click) menu.
Antenna selection list now has separate columns for manufacturer, description,
part number, diameter, and whether it is dual-polar. The list can be sorted by any
of these attributes.
New panel for managing custom antennas.
Change the preferences dialog to use a tabbed layout. Add a section where the
user can choose their default licenses for each region. Also add a 'Test Network
Settings' button.
When launching external files (such as KML and CSV), detect if no application is
associated with that file type and suggest an appropriate application.
Preview profiles between sites in Google Earth before creating links
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Fix power limits for PTP-500 and PTP-300 using narrow bandwidths at 5.8 GHz
in UK, ETSI, Germany and Denmark regions, and at 5.4GHz in ETSI, FCC,
Australia and Canada.
Don't allow narrow bandwidths for PTP-500 and PTP300 at 5.8GHz in China,
Australia, Singapore, Korea, India, Thailand and Bahrain. Please note that if you
were previously using a narrow bandwidth in one of these regions, you will
receive a warning when you load a project that the previous bandwidth value was
not valid.
Reduce some of the flicker when expanding and collapsing parts of the link
display.
Fix the "value XXXX exceeds value of control" messages that some people have
experienced when using large numbers for the maximum antenna height.
Fix double-clicking on a row in the sites table. Previously, the correct site was not
always selected.
Fix sensitivity of PTP45600 in narrow bandwidths.
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Stop opening URLs twice on Windows.
Use the correct path separator in HTML reports on the PC to enable the reports
to be moved to other platforms.
Correct the Link Availability in the HTML report and improve the layout for the
installation section.
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It includes Ground Fresnel zones, Vertical Fresnel zones and range
markers
Clicking The Google Earth toolbar button when a link is selected zooms
and centers to that link with the local on the left and remote on the right
Clicking the Google Earth toolbar button when a Site is selected zooms to
the links connected to that site with the site in the center
Installation Report: The installation section of the Link Report is enhanced to
include recommended power settings during pointing and post installation. It also
adds the recommended tilt of the antenna.
Maximum Height: The maximum height for a site can be empty and it will be
ignored. When defined it becomes an advisory limit for the antenna height above
ground.
Compatibiity with Excel: CSV output is now encoded as UTF-16 little-endian, with
TABs as field separators. This provides improved compatibility with Excel when
regional settings are not English.
Online Help: The user manual is now available in CHM format giving faster
access to the features of the LINKPlanner.
Known Issues
The following issues apply to this version of the LINKPlanner.
Worst earth calculations are not present. The 99.99% worst earth curvature is
shown on the graph. Links less than 10km are not affected, links longer than
10km with a clear line of sight including worst earth are not affected. Links, which
are affected, will operate with a slightly degraded reliability relative to the
LINKPlanner results presented.
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KML files may fail to open when two versions of Google Earth are installed.
Importing dat files from versions of the Link Estimator older than 8.2 may fail.
Work around is to upgrade to 8.2, and load the dat file and re-save the dat file in
the new format.
Installation Notes
The PTP LINKPlanner is provided as a self installing executable file for Windows. The
install process is described in the User Manual.
The Intel Mac version is provided as a disc (dmg) image. A README document within
this image describes a three stage installation process.
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