Patent Document ID: 20160269911
Application ID: 14643389
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for network planning for a fixed wireless backhaul network comprising a plurality of nodes, wherein each node comprises at least one hub module (HM) at each macro-cell site, and each hub module serves a set of remote backhaul modules (RBMs) through hub-RBM radio links, each RBM being located at a small cell (SC) site, and wherein the method comprises one or more of: a) terrain pathloss (PL) and antenna gain prediction; b) network design and system design comprising site association, hub dimensioning and pointing; c) optimization of small cell deployment; and wherein performing Terrain PL prediction comprises selecting one of a set of reference use cases comprising channel models for each of downtown, urban and suburban use case scenarios, and performing PL prediction and other network planning steps based on user input, and estimated inputs for other parameters based on the selected channel model.