Selecting the Preliminary Network Architecture

The presence of LOS paths between the proposed network locations is the major determining factor in selecting a network architecture and designing your network. Your final network might be a combination of the four architectures described in this chapter—that is perfectly all right. The terrain and the obstructions in every area are unique. This means that your final network architecture will also be unique. It will be constructed with LOS paths that fit around and over the obstructions in your area.

To select the most appropriate network architecture for your wireless WAN and design your actual wireless network, follow these steps:

Step 1.
Map the locations of the end users.
Step 2.
Evaluate point-to-point ...

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