02-26-2018 Council Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Council ExG Verizon veil ffmreless RF Coverage Maps for Proposed Site in Orono, MN 2-2-2018 Nithya Jaipuriyar, RF Engineer, Verizon Wireless The following maps demonstrate the need for a new site at Lilac Ave, Orono, MN 55391. The measurements considered in this study will be the Coverage and the Best Server Coverage Distribution - a map showing the geographic areas served by a site's sector. A new site such as the one proposed in this document will be designed with the goal of improving coverage in an area, especially in target areas such as neighborhoods, shopping areas or busy highways/roads. Another design goal for a new site is to balance the load between the existing sites in the area and the proposed site. This way if a proposed site experiences a large amount of traffic, that traffic will be divided among existing and proposed sites resulting in an increased speed and connection reliability for customers. First case: Coverage In general, at analysis we can identify three levels of coverage: - Good (Red) - at this level customers will be able to establish and maintain reliable connections both indoors and outdoors; - Fair (Yellow) - at this level customers will be able to establish a reliable connection outdoors but performance will most probably suffer indoors. Reliable connections will still be possible in vehicle•, - Poor (Green) - at this level, connections can only be established outdoors. Reliable connections indoors or in vehicle are highly unlikely. If the coverage is below poor level, it is generally considered that the signal is `non -existing', meaning that no reliable connection will likely be possible. The following maps show the existing and expected coverage in the area surrounding the proposed site.